Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 (Madagascar sandgrouse)
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Aves - Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae
Belongs to Pterocles according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Goodman 1999 and Goodman et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Pterocles alchata, Pterocles bicinctus, Pterocles burchelli, Pterocles coronatus, Pterocles decoratus, Pterocles exustus, Pterocles gutturalis, Pterocles indicus, Pterocles larvatus, Pterocles lichtensteinii, Pterocles namaqua, Pterocles orientalis, Pterocles quadricinctus, Pterocles senegallus, Pterocles sepultus, Pterocles validus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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