Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii - Ganga de Lichtenstein

Systematics

Order
:
Pterocliformes
Family
:
Pteroclidés
Genus
:
Pterocles
Species
:
lichtensteinii

Descriptor

Temminck, 1825

Biometrics

Size
: 26 cm
Wingspan
: 48 à 52 cm.
Weight
: 175 à 250 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Pterocles lichtensteinii lichtensteinii (ne Chad, n Sudan to Eritrea and n Somalia, e and ne Egypt to Jordan)
Pterocles lichtensteinii targius (Morocco and Mauritania to Chad)
Pterocles lichtensteinii sukensis (se Sudan, s Ethiopia to c Kenya)
Pterocles lichtensteinii arabicus (s Arabian Pen. through s Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan)
Pterocles lichtensteinii ingramsi (Hadhramaut. s Yemen.)

Foreign names

Ganga de Lichtenstein,
Ganga de Lichtenstein,
cortiçol-pedrês,
Wellenflughuhn,
csíkos pusztaityúk,
Lichtensteins Zandhoen,
Grandule di Lichtenstein,
strimmig flyghöna,
Stripesandhøne,
stepiar vlnkovaný,
stepokur pruhovaný,
Lichtensteins Sandhøne,
pitsihietakyyhky,
ganga de Lichtenstein,
Gáruspjátra,
stepówka prążkowana,
viļņotā smilšvistiņa,
grahasta stepska kokoška,
Рябок Лихтенштейна,
クロビタイサケイ,
里氏沙鸡,
橫斑沙雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Desert : Hot