Latin name: Pterocles gutturalis

LCommon name: Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

GigaScience: http://gigadb.org/dataset/101037

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-throated_sandgrouse

Encyclopedia of Life: http://eol.org/pages/1049528/overview

Brief introduction: The Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis saturatior (Hartert, 1900)) is a member of the Pteroclididae family (ground dwelling birds restricted to treeless, open country) and can be found in many countries in southern and eastern Africa.

Related papers:
Zhang et al., Comparative Genomics Reveals Insights into Avian Genome Evolution and Adaptation. Science, (2014).
Jarvis et al., Whole Genome Analyses Resolve Early Branches in the Tree of Life of Modern Birds. Science, (2014).