Black-faced Sandgrouse
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| Black-faced Sandgrouse | |
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| At pair at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pteroclidiformes |
| Family: | Pteroclididae |
| Genus: | Pterocles |
| Species: | P. decoratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocles decoratus Cabanis, 1868 | |
The Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies:[2]
- P. d. decoratus - SE Kenya and E Tanzania
- P. d. ellenbecki - NE Uganda and N Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia
- P. d. loveridgei - W Kenya and W Tanzania
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pterocles decoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Black-faced Sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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