Double-banded sandgrouse
| Double-banded sandgrouse | |
|---|---|
| Male (left) and female in Kruger National Park, South Africa. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pterocliformes |
| Family: | Pteroclidae |
| Genus: | Pterocles |
| Species: | P. bicinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocles bicinctus Temminck, 1815 | |
The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling (though not flightless), bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid parts of southern Africa.