Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustusTemminck, CJ, 1825
English (US) Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
The Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) 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 exustus
- Family
- Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
- Order
- Pterocliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1825
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pterocles exustus floweri
- Pterocles exustus exustus
- Pterocles exustus ellioti
- Pterocles exustus olivascens
- Pterocles exustus erlangeri
- Pterocles exustus hindustan
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1825
- Type locality
- West coast of Africa, Egypt and Nubia, = Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.60, vol.5 pl.354; livr.61, pl.360
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Spotted Sandgrouse
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Black-bellied Sandgrouse
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Crowned Sandgrouse
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Black-faced Sandgrouse
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Madagascar Sandgrouse
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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
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Double-banded Sandgrouse
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