Double-banded Sandgrouse
Pterocles bicinctusTemminck, CJ, 1815
English (US) Double-banded Sandgrouse
The Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse) in the order Pterocliformes.
- Scientific name
- Pterocles bicinctus
- Family
- Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
- Order
- Pterocliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Double-banded Sandgrouse
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1815
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pterocles bicinctus ansorgei
- Pterocles bicinctus bicinctus
- Pterocles bicinctus multicolor
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1815
- Type locality
- Great Fish River, Great Namaqualand.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.247,713
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
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Madagascar Sandgrouse
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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
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Painted Sandgrouse
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Burchell's Sandgrouse
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