Lichtenstein's sandgrouse

Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
P. l. arabicus illustrated by H. Grönvold
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pterocliformes
Family:	Pteroclidae
Genus:	Pterocles
Species:	P. lichtensteinii
Binomial name
Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825

Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family, which is named after Martin Lichtenstein. They are nomadic, mostly nocturnal birds, which drink before dawn and after dusk.^[2]

The species is found over a wide region, from near the equator in Kenya, through the Middle East to Afghanistan. In Africa it is besides found in Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. In Asia it is also found in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

There are five accepted races:^[3]

• P. l. targius von Schweppenburg, 1916 – Sahara and Sahel
• P. l. lichtensteinii Temminck, 1825 – Israel to Somalia and Socotra
• P. l. sukensis Neumann, 1909 – South Sudan to central Kenya
• P. l. ingramsi Bates & Kinnear, 1937 – local in Yemen
• P. l. arabicus Neumann, 1909 – Arabia to Pakistan

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