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The yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae.
| Yellow-throated sandgrouse | |
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| Male at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pterocliformes |
| Family: | Pteroclidae |
| Genus: | Pterocles |
| Species: | P. gutturalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocles gutturalis Smith, 1836 | |
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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
Illustration from Horsbrugh, Boyd (1912)
Female at Masai Mara
Male at Masai Mara
Pair drinking water (Masai Mara)
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