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First record of Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii in Lebanon, 2020

Sawan, Michel (2020) First record of Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii in Lebanon, 2020. ORNIS HUNGARICA, 28 (2). pp. 212-214. ISSN 1215-1610

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Abstract

The Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a nomadic, mostly nocturnal species. Its world range includes several countries in Africa, as far south as Kenya, and Asia as far east as Pakistan, but within the Middle East, it is a resident in Egypt, Southern Israel and Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Southern Iran. Like other members of its family, it is found in very dry habitats including wadis and stony deserts. Seeing a flock of them in Lebanon is extraordinary. They were sighted for the first time in the country. The dry hot wind in that time of the year might have brought them there. A poacher shot the flock and killed six birds during night hunting.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Liechtenstein’s Sandgrouse, first record, new species in Lebanon, night poaching, Pterocles lichtensteinii
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH540 Ecology / ökológia
Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan
Depositing User: Melinda Danyi
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2024 11:52
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2024 11:52
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/206797

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