Taxa

Pterocliformes

Order

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Pterocliformes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-pterocliformes.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Pterocliformes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-pterocliformes

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-pterocliformes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Pterocliformes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-pterocliformes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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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