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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata
Family
Sandgrouse
Order
Pterocliformes
Codes
pitsan1, PTSA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPterocliformes
FamilySandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
SpeciesPterocles alchata
Codespitsan1, PTSA
Identification

The Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata) 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 pitsan1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Sandgrouse
Tibetan Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
Pallas's Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Namaqua Sandgrouse
Pterocles namaqua
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
Spotted Sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterocles alchata

Family: Sandgrouse

Order: Pterocliformes

eBird Code: pitsan1