Burchell's Sandgrouse
Pterocles burchelli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPteroclidiformes
- FamilyPteroclididae
- GenusPterocles (Typical Sandgrouse)
- SpeciesPterocles burchelli (Burchell's Sandgrouse)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Burchell's Sandgrouse in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Burchell's Sandgrouse sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Burchell's Sandgrouse in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Burchell's Sandgrouse in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.