Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) [XC405193]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Khar Turan National Park (near Biy\u0101rjomand), Shahrud, Semnan, Iran (call)
Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) [XC181847]
by Daan Drukker from Gleb Jdiane, Western Sahara, Morocco (call)
Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
coronatus Lichtenstein, 1823 - Sahara Desert, from southern Morocco and western Sahara east to northern Sudan and Red Sea.
vastitas Meinertzhagen, R, 1928 - Sinai and neighbouring areas in Israel and Jordan.
saturatus Kinnear, 1927 - Hilly country of interior Oman.
atratus Hartert, 1902 - Southern Arabia through Iran to southern Afghanistan.