Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Tsavo East National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in Tsavo East National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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