Namaqua Sandgrouse

Namaqua Sandgrouse

Pterocles namaqua

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Namaqua Sandgrouse sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Namaqua Sandgrouse in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Namaqua Sandgrouse in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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