Species factsheet

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii)

Order: Pterocles lichtensteinii
Family: Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae)

Danish name: Lichtensteins Sandhøne

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Subspecies and Distribution

targius

Morocco and Mauritania to Chad

lichtensteinii

ne Chad, n Sudan to Eritrea and n Somalia, e and ne Egypt to Jordan

sukensis

se Sudan, s Ethiopia to c Kenya

arabicus

s Arabian Pen. through s Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan

ingramsi

Hadhramaut (s Yemen)

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