Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in Samburu National Reserve?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 386 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in Samburu National Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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