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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pterocles
- Named after
- William John Burchell
- Mass
- 171
- Image
- Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa (35283376452).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Pterocles burchelli
- taxon name
- Pterocles burchelli
- taxon common name
- cortiçol-de-burchell
- litter size
- 3
- short name
- P. burchelli
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burchell's Sandgrouse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.