Black-bellied Sandgrouse / Pterocles orientalis
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
SCI Name:
Protonym: Tetrao orientalis Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.161
Taxonomy: Pterocliformes / Pteroclidae / Pterocles
Taxonomy Code: blbsan1
Type Locality: ' In Oriente,'' = Anatolia, ex Hasselquist.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PTEROCLES
(Pteroclidae; Ϯ Pin-tailed Sandgrouse P. alchata) Gr. πτερον pteron wing; -κλης -klēs (in comp.) notable, splendid; "DISCOURS SUR LE GENRE GANGA. ... Le nom générique Pterocles, que je propose pour ce genre, indique que ces oiseaux ont dans la forme des ailes, quelque chose de particulier; et en effet, dans les genres nombreux dont l'ordre des Gallinacés est composé, les espèces de celui-ci et du genre suivant [Syrrhaptes] se distinguent, par la longueur de leurs ailes, dont la première rémige est la plus longue. ... GANGA UNIBANDE. Pterocles Arenarius ... GANGA BIBANDE. Pterocles bicinctus ... GANGA QUADRUBANDE. Pterocles quadricinctus ... GANGA CATA. Pterocles setarius ... GANGA VÉLOCIFER. Pterocles tachypetes" (Temminck 1815); "Pterocles Temminck, Pig. et Gall., 3, 1815, p. 238, 712. Type, by subsequent designation, Tetrao alchata Linné (Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 63)." (Peters 1937, III, 3).
Var. Pteroctes, Pteroclis.
Synon. Attagen, Calopterocles, Coturnicoenas, Dilophilus, Eremialector, Ganga, Macleanornis, Namapterocles, Nyctiperdix, Oenas, Parapterocles, Psammoenas, Pteroclurus, Pterygocys.
pterocles
Gr. πτερον pteron wing; -κλης -klēs notable, splendid.
orientale / orientalis
L. orientalis eastern, oriental < oriens, orientis east.
● Asia; ex “Anser moschoviticus” of Albin 1731-1738, and “Anser chinensis” of Linnaeus 1747 (syn. Anser cygnoides).
● India; ex Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758, “Grus orientalis” of Brisson 1760, and “Indian Crane” of Latham 1785 (syn. Antigone antigone).
● East Indies (= Seram and New Guinea); ex “Casoar des Indes orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 313 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● India; ex “Eastern Parrot” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Eclectus roratus).
● East Indies (= Amboina); ex “Coucou noir des Indes” (= ♂) and “Coucou tacheté des Indes” (=♀) of Brisson 1760 (subsp. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● East Indies (=Java); ex “Rollier des Indes” of Brisson 1760 (Eurystomus).
● East Indies; ex “Merula indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle des Indes Orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 2, and “Ash-rumped Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage nigra).
● India; ex “Indian Bee-eater” and “Coromandel Bee-eater” of Latham 1782-1787 (Merops).
● Asia; ex “Onocrotalus” or “Pelecanus” of previous authors (syn. Pelecanus onocrotalus).
● "91. TETRAO. ... orientalis. 12. T. pedibus antice pilosis: abdomine gulaque atra, collari ferrugineo, cauda cuneiformi. Tetrao orientalis. Hasselq. it. 278. n. 43. Perdix damascena. Will. orn. 128. Francolin. Tournef. it. I. p. 158. t. 158. Habitat in Oriente." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pterocles).
● China; ex “Tourterelle brune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Turtle” of Latham 1783 (Streptopelia).
● China; ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).
SUBSPECIES
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (orientalis)
SCI Name: Pterocles orientalis orientalis
orientale / orientalis
L. orientalis eastern, oriental < oriens, orientis east.
● Asia; ex “Anser moschoviticus” of Albin 1731-1738, and “Anser chinensis” of Linnaeus 1747 (syn. Anser cygnoides).
● India; ex Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758, “Grus orientalis” of Brisson 1760, and “Indian Crane” of Latham 1785 (syn. Antigone antigone).
● East Indies (= Seram and New Guinea); ex “Casoar des Indes orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 313 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● India; ex “Eastern Parrot” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Eclectus roratus).
● East Indies (= Amboina); ex “Coucou noir des Indes” (= ♂) and “Coucou tacheté des Indes” (=♀) of Brisson 1760 (subsp. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● East Indies (=Java); ex “Rollier des Indes” of Brisson 1760 (Eurystomus).
● East Indies; ex “Merula indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle des Indes Orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 2, and “Ash-rumped Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage nigra).
● India; ex “Indian Bee-eater” and “Coromandel Bee-eater” of Latham 1782-1787 (Merops).
● Asia; ex “Onocrotalus” or “Pelecanus” of previous authors (syn. Pelecanus onocrotalus).
● "91. TETRAO. ... orientalis. 12. T. pedibus antice pilosis: abdomine gulaque atra, collari ferrugineo, cauda cuneiformi. Tetrao orientalis. Hasselq. it. 278. n. 43. Perdix damascena. Will. orn. 128. Francolin. Tournef. it. I. p. 158. t. 158. Habitat in Oriente." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pterocles).
● China; ex “Tourterelle brune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Turtle” of Latham 1783 (Streptopelia).
● China; ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (arenarius)
SCI Name: Pterocles orientalis arenarius
arenaria / arenarius
L. arenarius of sand (e.g. inhabiting sand), relating to sand (e.g. sand coloured) < arena (properly harena) sand.
● ex “Arenaria” of Willughby 1676, Ray 1713, and Albin 1731, and “Calidris grisea minor” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Calidris alba).
● ex “Aguimp” or “Lavandière Pie” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 178 (syn. Motacilla aguimp).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)