Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Pterocles gutturalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Sandgrouse in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Yellow-throated Sandgrouse sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 383 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Sandgrouse in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Sandgrouse in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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