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.םיגיוזה ינשב ברה סופספה ללגב ההכ הארמ .ץראב תוטקה ןיבמ הנטקהו בנז-תרצק הטק :תידוה הטק .םירוחשו םינבל םימתכ ושאר לעו רתוי סג סופספה רכזל .ההכ םוח עבצב סופספהו ריהב םוח עקרה עבצ .םידבועמ וא םיחותפ םירוזאמ תענמנ .םינבאו םיחישב םיוולמה םישביו הצחמל םיירבדמ ,םיירבדמ םירוזא הלודיג תיב .תליא דיל חמוצה לחנב ,החירזה ינפל הכשחה תועשב תותשל תגהונ .בגנה םורדבו תליא ירהב החיכש אלו הביצי ץראב א"ע ,גס ןילוח ... אירש אתאוקק יריסא יאקוקו יאוק ייבא רמא ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
P. l. targius S Morocco and Mauritania E to Chad. P. l. lichtensteinii S Israel, Sinai, SE Egypt and Sudan to N Ethiopia, N Somalia and Socotra I. P. l. sukensis SE Sudan and S Ethiopia S to C Kenya. P. l. ingramsi Yemen. P. l. arabicus S Arabia, E to S Iran, S Afghanistan and Pakistan. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.Small, round-tailed, densely barred in both sexes. 25 cm, 175-250 g, wingspan50 cm.Male with bands on breast and black and white pattern on forehead. Differs by having vermiculations also on neck and upper chest of males and throat of females. Male, yellowish breast patch, dull red bill and yellow orbital ring. Subspecies differ for general color tones and relative width of bars. Habitat.Deserts, semi-deserts and arid rocky and scrubby areas, dry wadis and hillsides, often within mountain massifs. Prefers Acacia shrubs and trees. Avoids flat open desert and cultivated areas.Food and FeedingDiet predominantly seeds, mostly of Acacia but also Salsola, Cassia, Asphodelus and Prosopia, and other plants.Mainly active by night, drinks after sunset and before sunrise. Breeding.Feb-Sep. Nest scrape on ground, typically among scattered trees or rocks, in the open or under low shrub.2-3 eggs, male incubates by night. Downy chick described as markedly uniform warm donkey brown, slightly paler in underparts. Movements.Sedentary, but perhaps nomadic in places.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Sparsely distributed, but extensive range and often frequent to locally common.Israel.In Israel subspecies P. l. lichtensteinii. Uncommon local resident in southeastern Negev, Eilat mountains and Arava Valley. |
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