Namaqua Sandgrouse

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Namaqua Sandgrouse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Pteroclididae
Genus: Pterocles
Species: P. namaqua
Binomial name
Pterocles namaqua
(Gmelin, 1789)

The Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

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