Crowned Sandgrouse
| Crowned Sandgrouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pteroclidiformes |
| Family: | Pteroclididae |
| Genus: | Pterocles |
| Species: | P. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocles coronatus Lichtenstein, 1823 |
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| World distribution | |
The Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen.
Subspecies
There are five subspecies:[2]
- P. c. coronatus - Sahara, Morocco to Red Sea
- P. c. vastitas - Sinai, Israel and Jordan
- P. c. saturatus - Oman
- P. c. atratus - Saudi Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan
- P. c. ladas - Pakistan
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pterocles coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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