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Pterocliformes

Bird Orders

Pterocliformes is a bird order containing the sandgrouse, the family Pteroclidae, sixteen ground-dwelling species of treeless open country such as plains, savannahs and semi-deserts. They are traditionally divided between two genera, Syrrhaptes in central Asia and Pterocles across Africa and Asia, with ranges extending as far as the Iberian Peninsula and France.

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Taxonomic Rank
Order 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sandgrouse
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