Namaqua sandgrouse

Namaqua sandgrouse
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Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pterocliformes
Family: Pteroclidae
Genus: Pterocles
Species:
P. namaqua
Binomial name
Pterocles namaqua
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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IUCN range
  Extant (resident)

The Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family. It is found in arid regions of south-western Africa.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pterocles namaqua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692986A93376920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692986A93376920.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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