Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Pteroclididae
Genus: Pterocles
Species: P. lichtensteinii
Binomial name
Pterocles lichtensteinii
Temminck, 1825

The Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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