Pterocles namaqua Gmelin 1789 (Namaqua sandgrouse)

Aves - Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae

Belongs to Pterocles according to Gmelin 1789

Sister taxa: Pterocles alchata, Pterocles bicinctus, Pterocles burchelli, Pterocles coronatus, Pterocles decoratus, Pterocles exustus, Pterocles gutturalis, Pterocles indicus, Pterocles larvatus, Pterocles lichtensteinii, Pterocles orientalis, Pterocles personatus, Pterocles quadricinctus, Pterocles senegallus, Pterocles sepultus, Pterocles validus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterocles namaqua in the database

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