Double-banded sandgrouse

Double-banded sandgrouse
Male (left) and female in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pterocliformes
Family: Pteroclidae
Genus: Pterocles
Species:
P. bicinctus
Binomial name
Pterocles bicinctus
Temminck, 1815

The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling (though not flightless), bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid parts of southern Africa.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pterocles bicinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693017A93378846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693017A93378846.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.