Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Pterocliformes
- Family
- Pteroclidae
- Genus
- Pterocles
- eBird Code
- licsan1
Subspecies (5)
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Pterocles lichtensteinii arabicus
southern Arabia to southern Iran, southern Afghanistan, and Pakistan
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Pterocles lichtensteinii ingramsi
southern Yemen (Hadhramaut)
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Pterocles lichtensteinii lichtensteinii
southern Israel, Sinai, southeastern Egypt to northern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, and Socotra Island
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Pterocles lichtensteinii sukensis
southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, and northwestern and central Kenya
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Pterocles lichtensteinii targius
Sahara and Sahel from Morocco and Mauritania to Chad
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.