Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 (Madagascar sandgrouse)

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

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