Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis) - HBW 4, p. 55

French: Ganga à gorge jaune German: Gelbkehl-Flughuhn Spanish: Ganga Gorgigualda

Taxonomy: Pterocles gutturalis A. Smith, 1836, near Kurrichane, western Transvaal, South Africa.
In past, sometimes included in genus Eremialector. Birds from E of L Tanganyika formerly separated as race tanganjicae. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

saturatior Hartert, 1900 - Ethiopia S through Kenya and Tanzania to extreme N Zambia.
gutturalis A. Smith, 1836 - S Zambia and W Zimbabwe S through Botswana to N Cape Province and W Transvaal.

Least Concern

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9 photos

4 Male plus fema... Tanzania, Jul 2011

Martin Hale
4 A female walki... Kenya, May 2011

Liam Hughes
4 Adult male Kenya, Jul 2012

John Innes
3.5 An adult male ... Ethiopia, Feb 2009

David Beadle
3.4 adult male Kenya, Nov 2007

Hervé MICHEL
3.2 Male and femal... Eritrea, May 2009

Jason Anderson
3 A flock, three... Somalia, Dec 1990

raniero massoli-novelli
3 Back view of a... Ethiopia, Feb 2009

David Beadle
3 A distant pair... Ethiopia, Feb 2009

David Beadle