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Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis
Family
Sandgrouse
Order
Pterocliformes
Codes
blbsan1, BBSA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPterocliformes
FamilySandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
SpeciesPterocles orientalis
Codesblbsan1, BBSA
Identification

The Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) is a member of the Sandgrouse family within the order Pterocliformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blbsan1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Sandgrouse
Tibetan Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
Pallas's Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Pterocles alchata
Namaqua Sandgrouse
Pterocles namaqua
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
Spotted Sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse photo
(c) Ján Svetlík, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterocles orientalis

Family: Sandgrouse

Order: Pterocliformes

eBird Code: blbsan1