Namaqua Sandgrouse

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
6	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Namaqua Sandgrouse in Etosha National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Namaqua Sandgrouse sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 608 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Namaqua Sandgrouse in Etosha National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Namaqua Sandgrouse in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.