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Pteroclidae

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Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua � Trevor Hardaker http://www.hardaker.co.za

The IOC have agreed that there are 16 species in this family, which are:

Tibetan Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes tibetanus
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus
Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus
Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus
Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli

Family Links

Sandgrouse Pteroclidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandgrouse

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Sandgrouse Pteroclidae

http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/sandgrouse.html

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Number of Species

Number of bird species: 16

Useful Reading

Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse

A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse of the World by Steve Madge & Phil McGowan Helm 2002
ISBN: 0713639660
Buy this book from NHBS.com

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