Order

Pteroclidiformes

14 species in our catalog · found in 45 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

Pterocles gutturalis

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Pterocles indicus

Pterocles quadricinctus

Pterocles alchata

Pterocles orientalis

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

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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 Pteroclidiformes

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	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	10–20%
	Pallas's Sandgrouse			10–20%
18	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	10–20%
	Painted Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
20	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
21	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
22	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	10–20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
23	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
25	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	10–20%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
26	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
27	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			10–20%
28	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	5–10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			5–10%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			5–10%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
30	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
33	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
34	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse			<5%
35	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse			<5%
	Black-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
37	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
38	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
39	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
40	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
41	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Tibetan Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
43	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
44	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
45	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data

Pteroclidiformes

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

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Painted Sandgrouse

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Tibetan Sandgrouse

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Pteroclidiformes

Parks Ranked