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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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Pterocliformes
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Spotted sandgrouse (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ14943631, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Sandgrouse
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Pterocliformes
Wikidata Q179983, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Spotted sandgrouse (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Spotted sandgrouse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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