Pterocles decoratus Cabanis 1868 (Black-faced sandgrouse)

Aves - Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae

Belongs to Pterocles according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Pterocles alchata, Pterocles bicinctus, Pterocles burchelli, Pterocles coronatus, Pterocles exustus, Pterocles gutturalis, Pterocles indicus, Pterocles larvatus, Pterocles lichtensteinii, Pterocles namaqua, Pterocles orientalis, Pterocles personatus, Pterocles quadricinctus, Pterocles senegallus, Pterocles sepultus, Pterocles validus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterocles decoratus in the database

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