Genus

Typical Sandgrouse

Pterocles

12 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Pterocles decoratus

Pterocles namaqua

Pterocles exustus

Pterocles bicinctus

Pterocles personatus

Pterocles burchelli

Pterocles lichtensteinii

20–30% · Possible

Pterocles gutturalis

20–30% · Possible

Pterocles indicus

10–20% · With luck

Pterocles quadricinctus

10–20% · With luck

Pterocles alchata

<5% · Rare

Pterocles orientalis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

30–40

Apr

20–30

May

30–40

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Sandgrouse

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	70–80%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			50–60%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			40–50%
	Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse			20–30%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	50–60%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			40–50%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			20–30%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	50–60%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			40–50%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			20–30%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			5–10%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	50–60%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			40–50%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			5–10%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	50–60%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			40–50%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	40–50%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			40–50%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	30–40%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			30–40%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			5–10%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	30–40%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			30–40%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			30–40%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			20–30%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	30–40%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			30–40%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			20–30%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	20–30%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
14	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	20–30%
	🐦 Madagascar Sandgrouse			20–30%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	20–30%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			<5%
17	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	10–20%
	Painted Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
20	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
21	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	10–20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
22	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
24	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	10–20%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
25	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
26	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
27	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	5–10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			5–10%
28	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
30	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
31	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
32	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
33	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse			<5%
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse			<5%
	Black-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
37	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
38	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
39	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
41	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
42	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
43	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data

Typical Sandgrouse

Species in this group

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Namaqua Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Madagascar Sandgrouse

Burchell's Sandgrouse

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Painted Sandgrouse

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Sandgrouse

Parks Ranked