Pterocles orientalis Linnaeus 1758 (black-bellied sandgrouse)

Aves - Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae

Alternative combination: Tetrao orientalis

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Pterocles according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Bedetti and Pavia 2013 and Linnaeus 1758

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 personatus, Pterocles quadricinctus, Pterocles senegallus, Pterocles sepultus, Pterocles validus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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