| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
|
|
| LC |
|
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse* |
Id (Atlas): |
|
| |
|
Pterocles lichtensteinii |
|
Description (10)
|
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
© arthurgrosset.com
|
|
|
|
Other Names (World)
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse, Close-barred Sandgrouse, Abyssinian Sandgrouse
Family
Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
Size
25 cm
First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1825
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,800 m.
Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Israel (B), Jordan (B) (NB), Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman (B), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates (B), Yemen (B).
Vagrant to Iraq (NB), Senegal, Uganda.
Unknown to Afghanistan.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) [XC398395]
by Thijs Fijen from Tata, Souss Massa, Morocco (flight call)
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) [XC798401]
by Falco from El Gouera, Zagora Province, Dr\u00e2a-Tafilalet, Morocco (nocturnal flight call)
Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) and Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus). Also closely related to Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus).
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
- targius Geyr von Schweppenburg, 1916 - Sahara and Sahel, from southern Morocco and Mauritania east to Chad.
- lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825 - Southern Israel, Sinai, south-eastern Egypt and Sudan to northern Ethiopia, northern Somalia and Socotra I.
- sukensis Neumann, 1909 - South-eastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia south to central Kenya.
- ingramsi Bates & Kinnear, 1937 - Yemen (Hadhramaut).
- arabicus Neumann, 1909 - Southern Arabia, east to southern Iran, southern Afghanistan and Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind).
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Lichtensteins Sandgrouse see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Articles about the Lichtensteins Sandgrouse
If you would like to read any articles about the Lichtensteins Sandgrouse... Show Articles (0)
No Pictures of Lichtensteins Sandgrouse
If Birdpedia has no pictures of Lichtensteins Sandgrouse or you would like to see more, then try the following...
From BING (10)
No Videos of Lichtensteins Sandgrouse
If Birdpedia has no videos of Lichtensteins Sandgrouse or you would like to see more, then try the following..
From BING (0)
|
|
