- Pterocles lichtensteinii
Identification
25 cm. 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.
Distribution
Mauritania, Ethiopia, Somalia, central Kenya, southern Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825, Nubia. Four subspecies usually recognized.
Habitat
Rocky or scrubby desert hillsides.
Behaviour
Diet includes small, hard seeds.
Its nest is a shallow scrape among scattered rocks and vegetation. 2-3 camouflaged eggs are laid.
