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Pterocles  Temminck, 1815
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177044

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Sandgrouse [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPterocliformes  – Sandgrouse  
                            FamilyPteroclidae  – sandgrouse  
                               GenusPterocles Temminck, 1815 – Sandgrouse  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Pterocles alchata (Linnaeus, 1766) – cortiçol-de-barriga-branca, ganga, Ganga cata, Ganga ibérica, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles bicinctus Temminck, 1815 – corticol-de-duas-golas, cortiçol-de-duas-golas, Ganga bibande, Ganga bicinta, Double-banded Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles burchelli W. L. Sclater, 1922 – cortiçol-de-burchell, cortiçol-malhado, Ganga de Burchell, Ganga goteada, Burchell's Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles coronatus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823 – cortiçol-coroado, Ganga couronné, Ganga coronada, Crowned Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles decoratus Cabanis, 1868 – cortiçol-de-faces-pretas, cortiçol-de-face-negra, Ganga à face noire, Ganga decorada, Black-faced Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles exustus Temminck, 1825 – cortiçol-de-barriga-castanha, ganga-castanha, Ganga moruna, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Ganga à ventre brun 
                                  Species Pterocles gutturalis A. Smith, 1836 – cortiçol-de-garganta-amarela, Ganga à gorge jaune, Ganga gorjigualda, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles indicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – cortiçol-indiano, cortiçol-da-índia, Ganga indien, Ganga india, Painted Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825 – cortiçol-de-lichtenstein, cortiçol-pedrês, Ganga de Lichtenstein, Ganga de Lichtenstein, Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles namaqua (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – cortiçol-namaqua, cortiçol-da-namáqua, Ganga namaqua, Ganga namaqua, Namaqua Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758) – cortiçol-de-barriga-preta, Ganga unibande, Ganga ortega, Black-bellied Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles personatus Gould, 1843 – cortiçol-malgaxe, Ganga masqué, Ganga malgache, Madagascar Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles quadricinctus Temminck, 1815 – cortiçol-de-quatro-golas, cortiçol-dourado, Ganga quadribande, Ganga cuadricinta, Four-banded Sandgrouse 
                                  Species Pterocles senegallus (Linnaeus, 1771) – ganga-malhada, Ganga tacheté, Ganga moteada, Spotted Sandgrouse 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Pterocles    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Pterocles    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Pterocles   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pterocles   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2010.06.27, website (version 27-Jun-10)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Pterocles   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pterocles   
       

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