Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandgrouse :: Burchell's Sandgrouse

Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli

Described by: Sclater, W. L. (1922)
Alternate common name(s): Variegated Sandgrouse, Southern Sandgrouse, Southern Spotted Sandgrouse, Spotted Sandgrouse
Old scientific name(s): Eremialector burchelli, Calopterocles burchelli

Photographs

South Africa - Sep, 2001 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kalahari Desert, South Africa - Jul, 2005 © Don Roberson 
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Range

Sw. and sc. Africa;
Kalahari Desert in s. Angola, Namibia, sw. Zambia, Botswana, ex. w. Zimbabwe and cn. South Africa (cn. Cape Province, nw. Orange Free State, w. and n. Transvaal).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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