Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Description
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The yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae.
Range
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Subspecies
There are two accepted subspecies:[2]
- P. g. subsp. saturatior E.J.O.Hartert, 1900 – Ethiopia to northern Zambia
- P. g. subsp. gutturalis A. Smith, 1836 – southern Zambia and Angola to northern South Africa
Gallery
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Illustration from Horsbrugh, Boyd (1912) -
Female at Masai Mara -
Male at Masai Mara -
Pair drinking water (Masai Mara)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pterocles gutturalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692998A93377901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692998A93377901.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ de Juana, E.; Boesman, P. "Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
- Yellow-throated sandgrouse - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pterocliformes
Family: Pteroclidae
Genus: Pterocles
Species: Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Conservation Status
least concern (LC)
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis