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Madagascar Sandgrouse
Pterocles personatus Gould, J 1843
The Madagascar sandgrouse is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is a ground-dwelling short-legged plump bird. The head of the male is brown with a black area surrounding the beak. He has a pinkish-buff coloured breast, a light brown mottled back, brown wings and paler underparts barred with dark brown. The female has a generally duller appearance being cryptically coloured brown with dark specks and bars. Source: Wikipedia
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Pteroclidiformes
Family:
Pteroclidae
Genus:
Pterocles
Scientific:
Pterocles personatus
Classification
Order:Pteroclidiformes
Family:
Pteroclidae
Genus:
Pterocles
Scientific:
Pterocles personatus
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1843
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.11, no.121 p.15
Imprint year:
1843
Protonym:
Pterocles personatus
Type locality:
No locality = Majambo Bay, Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/383/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AFBB3FB7A0A1F6B9
Avibase ID:
avibase-AFBB3FB7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AFBB3FB7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177056
English:
Madagascar Sandgrouse
Catalan:
Ganga de Madagascar
Czech:
stepokur madagaskarský
Danish:
Madagaskarsandhøne
German:
Madagaskarflughuhn
Spanish:
Ganga Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Ganga Malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinhietakyyhky
French:
Ganga masqué
Croatian:
madagaskarska sadža
Hungarian:
álarcos pusztaityúk
Icelandic:
Grímuspjátra
Italian:
Grandule del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarusakei
Japanese:
マダガスカルサケイ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė smiltvištė
Dutch:
Madagaskarzandhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Madagaskarsandhøne
Norwegian:
Madagaskarsandhøne
Polish:
stepówka madagaskarska
Portuguese:
Cortiçol-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal):
cortiçol-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарский рябок
Slovak:
stepiar maskový
Serbian:
Madagaskarska sadža
Swedish:
madagaskarflyghöna
Ukrainian:
Рябок мадагаскарський
Chinese:
马岛沙鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加沙雞
Madagascar Sandgrouse
Catalan:
Ganga de Madagascar
Czech:
stepokur madagaskarský
Danish:
Madagaskarsandhøne
German:
Madagaskarflughuhn
Spanish:
Ganga Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Ganga Malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinhietakyyhky
French:
Ganga masqué
Croatian:
madagaskarska sadža
Hungarian:
álarcos pusztaityúk
Icelandic:
Grímuspjátra
Italian:
Grandule del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarusakei
Japanese:
マダガスカルサケイ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė smiltvištė
Dutch:
Madagaskarzandhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Madagaskarsandhøne
Norwegian:
Madagaskarsandhøne
Polish:
stepówka madagaskarska
Portuguese:
Cortiçol-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal):
cortiçol-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарский рябок
Slovak:
stepiar maskový
Serbian:
Madagaskarska sadža
Swedish:
madagaskarflyghöna
Ukrainian:
Рябок мадагаскарський
Chinese:
马岛沙鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加沙雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ganga masqué ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ganga masqué ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2015: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2016: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2017: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2018: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2019: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2021: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2022: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2023: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| eBird version 2024: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Madagascan Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pterocles personatus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pterocles personatus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pterocles personatus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Madagascar Sandgrouse ( Pterocles personatus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pterocles personatus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pterocles personatus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Madaqaskar bağrıqarası
Catalan: Ganga de Madagascar
Czech: Stepokur madagaskarský
Danish: Madagaskarsandhøne
German: Madagaskarflughuhn, Maskenflughuhn
English: Gould's Sandgrouse, Madagascan Sandgrouse, Madagascar Sandgrouse, Masked Sandgrouse
English, HBW: Madagascar Sandgrouse
English (IOC): Madagascan Sandgrouse, Madagascar Sandgrouse
English (United States): Madagascar Sandgrouse
Esperanto: Maskita stepkoko
Spanish: Ganga Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Ganga Malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar Sandgrouse
Estonian: madagaskari vuril
Finnish: Madagaskarinhietakyyhky
French: Ganga masqué
Croatian: madagaskarska sadža
Hungarian: álarcos pusztaityúk
Icelandic: Grímuspjátra
Italian: Grandule del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarusakei, madakasukarusakei
Japanese: マダカスカルサケイ, マダガスカルサケイ
Scientific: Pterocles personatus
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinė smiltvištė
Malagasy: Hatrakatrake, Katakatra, Katrakatraka
Dutch: Madagaskarzandhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Madagaskarsandhøne
Norwegian: Madagaskarsandhøne
Polish: stepówka madagaskarska
Portuguese: Cortiçol-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal): cortiçol-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарский рябок, Масковый рябок
Slovak: stepiar maskový
Serbian: Madagaskarska sadža
Swedish: Madagaskarflyghöna
Turkish: Madagaskar bağırtlağı
Ukrainian: Рябок мадагаскарський
Chinese: 马岛沙鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加沙雞
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