Yellow-throated sandgrouse

The yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae.

Yellow-throated sandgrouse
Male at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pterocliformes
Family:	Pteroclidae
Genus:	Pterocles
Species:	P. gutturalis
Binomial name
Pterocles gutturalis Smith, 1836

Range

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Subspecies

There are two accepted subspecies:^[2]

• P. g. subsp. saturatior E.J.O.Hartert, 1900 – Ethiopia to northern Zambia
• P. g. subsp. gutturalis A. Smith, 1836 – southern Zambia and Angola to northern South Africa

Gallery

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  Illustration from Horsbrugh, Boyd (1912)
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  Female at Masai Mara
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  Male at Masai Mara
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  Pair drinking water (Masai Mara)