Sandgrouse

Burchell's Sandgrouse

Pterocles burchelli

The Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) is an 181 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Sandgrouse

Order

Pterocliformes

Weight

181 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe.

Where to see it: Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana); Drotsky's Cabins (Botswana); Etosha NP · Okaukuejo Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Chobe River · west of Kasane (Botswana); Okavango Delta · Xaro Lodge (Botswana).

Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová via iNaturalist