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Subspecies sukensis
Photo by max1
Sera conservancy, North Kenya, September 2017

Pterocles lichtensteinii

Identification

22–26 cm (8½-10¼ in)

Buff body feathering barred black

Male

Black-and-white forehead
Yellow bill
Two broad buff breast bands with black border

Distribution

Nominate subspecies
Photo by A Meir
Eilat, Israel, April 2004

Africa, Middle East and Asia
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya
Middle East: Israel, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran
Asia: occurs only in Pakistan

Taxonomy

Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825, Nubia.

Subspecies

Five subspecies recognized:^[1]

P. l. targius

Sahara and Sahel from Morocco and Mauritania to Chad

P. l. lichtensteinii

Southern Israel, Sinai and south-eastern Egypt to northern Ethiopia, northern Somalia and Socotra

P. l. sukensis

South-eastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia to central Kenya

P. l. ingramsi

Southern Yemen

P. l. arabicus

Southern Arabia to southern Iran, southern Afghanistan and Pakistan

Habitat

Rocky or scrubby desert hillsides. Wooded dry wadis.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of small, hard seeds.

Breeding

Its nest is a shallow scrape among scattered rocks and vegetation. The clutch consists of 2-3 well camouflaged eggs.

There may be a second broodl.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lichtenstein%27s_Sandgrouse

External Links

Search for photos of Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse in the gallery

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+[[Image:S64A5625-2.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Subspecies ''sukensis''<br />Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Sera conservancy, North [[Kenya]], September 2017]]
-;Pterocles lichtensteinii
+;[[:Category:Pterocles|Pterocles]] lichtensteinii
-[[Image:Lichtensteins_Sandgrouse.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by A Meir]]
 ==Identification==
+–26 cm (8½-10¼ in)
-Other names:  English: Abyssinian sandgrouse, close-barred sandgrouse, Somaliland sandgrouse, Suk sandgrouse; French: Ganga de Lichtenstein; German: Wellenflughuhnl; Spanish: Ganga de Lichtenstein.
+*Buff body feathering barred black<br />
+'''Male'''
-About 9.8 in (25 cm); 6.2–8.8 oz (175–250 g). Smallish, without elongated, central tail feathers. Both sexes strongly barred black on buff above and below; male distinguished by black-and-white forehead pattern, yellow bill, and two broad breast-bands of buff, each bordered black below. Downy chick, unusual in being almost plain brown; other sandgrouse chicks boldly patterned above.
+*Black-and-white forehead
+*Yellow bill
+*Two broad buff breast bands with black border
 ==Distribution==
-Discontinuous from Mauritania to Ethiopia and Somalia, central Kenya, southern Arabian Peninsula, Socotra Island, and North-West Frontier province of Pakistan.
+[[Image:Lichtensteins_Sandgrouse.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|A+Meir|A Meir}}<br />Eilat, [[Israel]], April 2004]]
+[[Africa]], [[Middle East]] and [[Asia]]<br />
+'''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Egypt]]<br />
+'''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Mali]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]]<br />
+'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]]<br />
+'''Middle East''': [[Israel]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Iran]]<br />
+'''Asia''': occurs only in [[Pakistan]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825, Nubia. Four subspecies usually recognized.
+''Pterocles lichtensteinii'' Temminck, 1825, Nubia.
+====Subspecies====
+Five subspecies recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
+*''P. l. targius''
+:*Sahara and Sahel from [[Morocco]] and [[Mauritania]] to [[Chad]]
+*''P. l. lichtensteinii''
+:*Southern [[Israel]], [[Sinai]] and south-eastern [[Egypt]] to northern [[Ethiopia]], northern [[Somalia]] and [[Socotra]]
+*''P. l. sukensis''
+:*South-eastern [[Sudan]] and southern [[Ethiopia]] to central [[Kenya]]
+*''P. l. ingramsi''
+:*Southern [[Yemen]]
+*''P. l. arabicus''
+:*Southern [[Arabia]] to southern [[Iran]], southern [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]
 ==Habitat==
-Extreme rocky or scrubby desert hillsides and dry washes; avoids open desert and cultivated fields.
+Rocky or scrubby desert hillsides. Wooded dry wadis.
 ==Behaviour==
-Most desert-adapted sandgrouse. Normally in pairs or small groups by day, gathering into larger flocks at dusk to fly to water. Lands a few yards from water, then runs down to drink. Kidney structure is especially well adapted to water conservation; water-carrying capacity of male's belly plumage is greatest for any sandgrouse studied. Largely nocturnal, roosting by day in shade of rocks or plants.
+====Diet====
-It eats small, hard seeds, especially of Acacia sayal and other legumes.
+Their diet consists mostly of small, hard seeds.
-Breeds mainly May to July, rarely to September. Nest is shallow scrape among scattered rocks and vegetation. Two or three camouflaged eggs form usual clutch but little else known.
+====Breeding====
-Common over most of range. Very arid habitat provides best protection from humans.
+Its nest is a shallow scrape among scattered rocks and vegetation. The clutch consists of 2-3 well camouflaged eggs.
+There may be a second broodl.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?si=Pterocles+lichtensteinii+&perpage=12&sort=1&cat=all&ppuser=&[email protected]&password=&x=5&y=3 View more images of Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse in the gallery]
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