Pterocles
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
The range of this species extends from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa into the Middle East, Central Asia and northwest Indian Subcontinent.
Two subspecies are recognised:
P. o. orientalis
P. o. arenarius - photo by @fofo
Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)
The range of this species extends throughout much of southwest Africa, from southwest Angola and Namibia east to southwest Zimbabwe, and south through Botswana to west-central South Africa.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
The range of this species extends throughout the Sahel region of Africa, from southern Mauritania and Senegal in the west to Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east; from here the species extends south through South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya to Tanzania, and east across the Gulf of Aden through the southern and eastern Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran into Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent.
Six subspecies recognised:
P. e. exustus - photo by @Goura
P. e. floweri
P. e. ellioti
P. e. olivascens
P. e. erlangeri - photo by @ThylacineAlive
P. e. hindustan
Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus)
The range of this species extends throughout North Africa south through the Sahara into the Sahel, and east into the Middle East, northern Arabian Peninsula and as far to the east as northwest India and adjacent Pakistan.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis)
The range of this species extends patchily throughout eastern and southern Africa in a highly-fragmented distribution of disjunct populations, from Ethiopia in the north, through Kenya and Tanzania into Zambia, southeast Angola and western Zimbabwe, to as far south as northern South Africa.
Two subspecies recognised:
P. g. saturatior - photo by @Hix
P. g. gutturalis
Madagascar Sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus)
Endemic to northwest, western and southwest Madagascar.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)
The range of this species extends throughout North Africa and the Sahara Desert, and patchily into the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula, and from here into southeast Iran, Afghanistan and southern Pakistan.
Five subspecies recognised:
P. c. coronatus
P. c. vastitas
P. c. saturatus
P. c. atratus
P. c. ladas
No photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
The range of this species extends patchily through southern France and the Iberian Peninsula, and throughout North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, with wintering populations in the central Arabian Peninsula, northern India and Pakistan.
Two subspecies recognised:
P. a. alchata - photo by @devilfish
P. a. caudacutus - photo by @Tomek
Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)
The range of this species extends throughout much of south-central Africa, from northern Namibia and adjacent southern Angola in the west, to Zimbabwe in the east, and south through Botswana to northern South Africa.
Two subspecies recognised:
P. b. makarikari - photo by @Maguari
P. b. burchelli
Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus)
The range of this species extends from southern Ethiopia and Somalia, through Kenya to central Tanzania.
Three subspecies recognised:
P. d. ellenbecki
P. d. loveridgei
P. d. decoratus - photo by @lintworm
Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus)
The range of this species extends throughout much of southern Africa, from southwest Angola in the west to Malawi in the east, and south to west-central Mozambique, northeast South Africa and Botswana.
Four subspecies recognised:
P. b. ansorgei
P. b. usheri
P. b. bicinctus
P. b. multicolor
No photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the Sahel region, from Senegal and Gambia in the west to South Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, and patchily south into Uganda and Kenya.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Ituri
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii)
The range of this species extends patchily and in a fragmented distribution throughout North Africa, the Sahara Desert and Sahel, extending into the Horn of Africa in the east; south of here populations extend into Kenya, and north of here populations occur patchily throughout the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran and adjacent Pakistan.
Five subspecies recognised:
P. l. targius
P. l. lichtensteinii
P. l. sukensis
P. l. ingramsi
P. l. arabicus
No photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus)
The range of this species is restricted to Peninsular India, extending into northwest Pakistan in the north.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
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Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
The range of this species extends from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa into the Middle East, Central Asia and northwest Indian Subcontinent.
Two subspecies are recognised:
P. o. orientalis
P. o. arenarius - photo by @fofo
Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)
The range of this species extends throughout much of southwest Africa, from southwest Angola and Namibia east to southwest Zimbabwe, and south through Botswana to west-central South Africa.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
The range of this species extends throughout the Sahel region of Africa, from southern Mauritania and Senegal in the west to Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east; from here the species extends south through South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya to Tanzania, and east across the Gulf of Aden through the southern and eastern Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran into Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent.
Six subspecies recognised:
P. e. exustus - photo by @Goura
P. e. floweri
P. e. ellioti
P. e. olivascens
P. e. erlangeri - photo by @ThylacineAlive
P. e. hindustan
Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus)
The range of this species extends throughout North Africa south through the Sahara into the Sahel, and east into the Middle East, northern Arabian Peninsula and as far to the east as northwest India and adjacent Pakistan.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis)
The range of this species extends patchily throughout eastern and southern Africa in a highly-fragmented distribution of disjunct populations, from Ethiopia in the north, through Kenya and Tanzania into Zambia, southeast Angola and western Zimbabwe, to as far south as northern South Africa.
Two subspecies recognised:
P. g. saturatior - photo by @Hix
P. g. gutturalis
Madagascar Sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus)
Endemic to northwest, western and southwest Madagascar.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)
The range of this species extends throughout North Africa and the Sahara Desert, and patchily into the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula, and from here into southeast Iran, Afghanistan and southern Pakistan.
Five subspecies recognised:
P. c. coronatus
P. c. vastitas
P. c. saturatus
P. c. atratus
P. c. ladas
No photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
The range of this species extends patchily through southern France and the Iberian Peninsula, and throughout North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, with wintering populations in the central Arabian Peninsula, northern India and Pakistan.
Two subspecies recognised:
P. a. alchata - photo by @devilfish
P. a. caudacutus - photo by @Tomek
Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)
The range of this species extends throughout much of south-central Africa, from northern Namibia and adjacent southern Angola in the west, to Zimbabwe in the east, and south through Botswana to northern South Africa.
Two subspecies recognised:
P. b. makarikari - photo by @Maguari
P. b. burchelli
Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus)
The range of this species extends from southern Ethiopia and Somalia, through Kenya to central Tanzania.
Three subspecies recognised:
P. d. ellenbecki
P. d. loveridgei
P. d. decoratus - photo by @lintworm
Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus)
The range of this species extends throughout much of southern Africa, from southwest Angola in the west to Malawi in the east, and south to west-central Mozambique, northeast South Africa and Botswana.
Four subspecies recognised:
P. b. ansorgei
P. b. usheri
P. b. bicinctus
P. b. multicolor
No photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the Sahel region, from Senegal and Gambia in the west to South Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, and patchily south into Uganda and Kenya.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Ituri
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii)
The range of this species extends patchily and in a fragmented distribution throughout North Africa, the Sahara Desert and Sahel, extending into the Horn of Africa in the east; south of here populations extend into Kenya, and north of here populations occur patchily throughout the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula and southern Iran and adjacent Pakistan.
Five subspecies recognised:
P. l. targius
P. l. lichtensteinii
P. l. sukensis
P. l. ingramsi
P. l. arabicus
No photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus)
The range of this species is restricted to Peninsular India, extending into northwest Pakistan in the north.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present in the Zoochat gallery.
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