Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 15,900,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 5.6 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as widespread and common in most parts of its range, although uncommon in northern west Africa and common to abundant in Algeria (Madge and McGowan 2002).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Afghanistan | extant | native | yes | |||
Algeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Chad | extant | native | yes | |||
Egypt | extant | native | yes | |||
India | extant | native | yes | |||
Iran, Islamic Republic of | extant | native | yes | |||
Israel | extant | native | yes | |||
Jordan | extant | native | yes | |||
Libya | extant | native | yes | |||
Mali | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Mauritania | extant | native | yes | |||
Morocco | extant | native | yes | |||
Niger | extant | native | yes | |||
Oman | extant | native | yes | |||
Pakistan | extant | native | yes | |||
Saudi Arabia | extant | native | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Tunisia | extant | native | yes | |||
Western Sahara | extant | native | ||||
Yemen | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Algeria | Béni Abbès |
Algeria | Parc National du Tassili N'Ajjer |
Algeria | Parc National de l'Ahaggar |
Egypt | Nabq Protected Area |
Egypt | Gebel Elba |
Egypt | The Abraq area |
Egypt | St Katherine Protectorate |
Egypt | Gebel Maghara |
Egypt | Quseima |
Egypt | Wadi Gerafi |
Morocco | Jbel Krouz |
Morocco | Piste de Tagdilt |
Morocco | Merzouga/Tamezguidat |
Morocco | Oued Mird |
Morocco | Msseyed |
Morocco | Baie d'Ad Dakhla |
Morocco | Dakhla area |
Mauritania | Tamreïkat |
Mauritania | Chegga |
Mauritania | El Mréiti |
Mauritania | Kediet ej Jill |
Mauritania | El Ghallâouîya |
Mauritania | Ibi (Graret el Frass) |
Mauritania | Arâguîb el Jahfa |
Mauritania | Wagchogda |
Mauritania | Tinigart |
Mauritania | Wad Initi |
Niger | NNR Aïr - Ténéré |
Sudan | Wadi Halfa |
Chad | Tibesti massif |
Chad | Fada Archei |
Chad | Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim |
Tunisia | Plaines de Kairouan |
Afghanistan | Registan desert |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | Kavir region |
Jordan | Dana |
Yemen | Ma'rib - Naqil Fardah - Baraqish |
Oman | Jiddat al Harasis |
Yemen | Desert west of Al-Ghayda |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Desert | Hot | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1200 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Pterocles coronatus. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/crowned-sandgrouse-pterocles-coronatus on 30/11/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org on 30/11/2023.