Burchell's Sandgrouse

Also known as Pterocles burchelli

species of bird

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Vinony's link graph records 36 inbound references to Burchell's Sandgrouse, and connects out to Pteroclidae, South Africa and Angola.

It is catalogued under topics including Birds described in 1922, Birds of Southern Africa and IUCN Red List least concern species.

Vinony links it to 27 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Pterocles
Named after: William John Burchell
Mass: 171
Image: Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa (35283376452).jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Pterocles burchelli
taxon name: Pterocles burchelli
taxon common name: cortiçol-de-burchell
litter size: 3
short name: P. burchelli
taxon range: Africa

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Encyclopedic overview

Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burchell's Sandgrouse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.