Order

Pteroclidiformes

13 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPteroclidiformes

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Pterocles decoratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pterocles namaqua

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pterocles exustus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pterocles bicinctus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pterocles personatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pterocles burchelli

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pterocles lichtensteinii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pterocles gutturalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pterocles indicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pterocles quadricinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterocles alchata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterocles orientalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pteroclidiformes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~80%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~50%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~40%
	Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse			~20%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~60%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			~50%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			~20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~60%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			~40%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~20%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			~10%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~50%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~10%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~50%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~50%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~40%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~30%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			~10%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~40%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~30%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			~10%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~30%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~10%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~30%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~30%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			~20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
14	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~30%
	Madagascar Sandgrouse			~30%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~10%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			~10%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			<5%
17	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	~20%
	Pallas's Sandgrouse			~20%
18	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Painted Sandgrouse			~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			~20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
20	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~20%
21	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
22	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			~10%
	Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse			~10%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
23	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~10%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
25	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~10%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			~10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
	Burchell's Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
26	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
27	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
28	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			~10%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
30	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Four-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
33	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Double-banded Sandgrouse			<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
34	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
35	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse			<5%
36	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse			<5%
	Black-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
37	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse			<5%
39	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-faced Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
40	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse			<5%
41	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Namaqua Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
43	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
44	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Painted Sandgrouse			Insufficient data
45	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Sandgrouse			Insufficient data