Burchell's sandgrouse

Burchell's sandgrouse
	male
	female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pterocliformes
Family:	Pteroclidae
Genus:	Pterocles
Species:	P. burchelli
Binomial name
	Pterocles burchelli; Sclater, WL, 1922

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.^[2]

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pterocles burchelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693032A93379881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693032A93379881.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 72.

[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Pterocles burchelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693032A93379881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693032A93379881.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[2] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 72.

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