Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Pteroclidiformes
see Infraorder Pteroclides
Family Pteroclididae - sandgrouse
see Family Pteroclidae Bonaparte, 1831
Genus Pterocles Temminck, 1815
Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825 - Lichtenstein's sandgrouse