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How many species of sandgrouse?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

There are 16 different species of sand grouse, here is a complete list;

  1. Tibetan Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus )
  2. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
  3. Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
  4. Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)
  5. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
  6. Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus)
  7. Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
  8. Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)
  9. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis)
  10. Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)
  11. Madagascar Sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus)
  12. Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus)
  13. Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii)
  14. Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus)
  15. Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus)
  16. Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)
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