Double-banded Sandgrouse
Pterocles bicinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPteroclidiformes
- FamilyPteroclididae
- GenusPterocles (Typical Sandgrouse)
- SpeciesPterocles bicinctus (Double-banded Sandgrouse)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
📅 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 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Double-banded Sandgrouse in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Double-banded Sandgrouse sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 403 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Double-banded Sandgrouse in Moremi Game Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Double-banded Sandgrouse in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.