genus
Pterocles
Pterocles is a genus in the family Pteroclidae. This database currently files 16 species under it.
- Species filed
- 16
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 88%
- Weight range
- 177 g – 404.9 g
Best-known members of Pterocles
Ranked by popularity score.

Black-bellied sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis

Pin-tailed sandgrouse
Pterocles alchata

Spotted sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus

Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus

Namaqua sandgrouse
Pterocles namaqua

Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii

Crowned sandgrouse
Pterocles coronatus

Burchell's sandgrouse
Pterocles burchelli
How threatened is Pterocles?
14 of 16 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 14 | 100% |
All species in Pterocles
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-bellied sandgrouse | Pterocles orientalis | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 404.9 g | Not recorded |
| Pin-tailed sandgrouse | Pterocles alchata | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 275.8 g | Not recorded |
| Spotted sandgrouse | Pterocles senegallus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 263.4 g | Not recorded |
| Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 202.8 g | Not recorded |
| Namaqua sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 177 g | Not recorded |
| Lichtenstein's sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 209.1 g | Not recorded |
| Crowned sandgrouse | Pterocles coronatus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 300 g | Not recorded |
| Burchell's sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 180.7 g | Not recorded |
| Double-banded sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 237 g | Not recorded |
| Black-faced sandgrouse | Pterocles decoratus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 181.3 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-throated sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 338 g | Not recorded |
| Painted sandgrouse | Pterocles indicus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 178.2 g | Not recorded |
| Four-banded sandgrouse | Pterocles quadricinctus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 178.9 g | Not recorded |
| Madagascar sandgrouse | Pterocles personatus | Pteroclidae | Least Concern | 181.3 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pterocles bosporanus | Pteroclidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pterocles caspius | Pteroclidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |