Pterocles bicinctus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Pteroclidiformes
Familia: Pteroclididae
Genus: Pterocles
Species: Pterocles bicinctus
Subspecies: P. b. ansorgei - P. b. bicinctus - P. b. elizabethae - P. b. multicolor - P. b. usheri

Name

Pterocles bicinctus Temminck, 1815

Reference

Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinaces. 3 p.247,713

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Double-banded Sandgrouse

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The Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Pterocles bicinctus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.