Black-faced Sandgrouse

Closest Relatives at Meru 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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
6	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Sandgrouse in Meru National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Black-faced Sandgrouse sighting in Meru National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Sandgrouse in Meru National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Sandgrouse in Meru National Park in our monthly data.