Sandgrouse

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles bicinctus

The Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a 237 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Sandgrouse

Order

Pterocliformes

Weight

237 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola.

Where to see it: Etosha NP · Halali Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Etosha NP · Okaukuejo Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana); Bwabwata NP · Mahango riverside loop (Namibia); Ondudu Lodge (formerly Erongo Wilderness) (Namibia).

Photo: (c) Manuel Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist