African Bird Club Checklist March 2010 (v.1) IMG_2737b.jpg The Namaqua sandgrouse is nothing short of gorgeous, with vivid markings and a stout stature that gives them character. Clements, version 2019 (v.1) Sandgrouse, (order Pteroclidiformes), any of 16 species of birds of Asian and African deserts. : (+45) 62 20 25 40Mail: info@diana.dkDanish State Travel Guarantee Fond (reg. IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5 (v.1) Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category. IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10 (v.1) 2006 IUCN Red List Usually the nests are solitary but sometimes several pairs of birds choose sites near each other. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0 (v.1) Etosha. statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project eBird version 1.52 (v.1) To register to myAvibase click here. IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3 (v.1) The male has an orangish buff head, throat and chest delineated by a conspicuous narrow band of white and dark brown. Source: Wikipedia, Order:   Pteroclidiformes Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept: You must be logged in to view your sighting details. Distribution: It is widespread in South Africa and a number of other African countries. eBird version 2019 (v.1) 2014 revisions) (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist May 2009 (v.1) [6], Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Namaqua_sandgrouse&oldid=947166215, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 March 2020, at 18:15. Listen +1 more audio recording. Contact us if you can contribute information or images to improve this high mobility in response to spatial and temporal abundance of food 2004 revisions) (v.1) eBird version 1.53 (v.1) eBird version 1.50 (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.1) Yet these movements were not revealed IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2 (v.1) It is common in the Kalahari Desert, the Nama Karoo (in central and western South Africa), and in parts of the Western Cape. More, © 2019 Thewebsiteofeverything.comPictures and facts of theNamaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), Picture of the Namaqua Sandgrouse has been licensed under a Creative Commons. They are mostly seen at a waterhole in the Kalahari or IMG_2898b. Sheep farmers kill birds of prey and jackals to protect their flocks and this may have resulted in an increase in the mongoose population and consequently a diminution in the number of sandgrouse chicks that survive. This movements in response to rainfall, the size of the breeding population IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3 (v.1) The Namaqua Sandgrouse is classified as Least Concern. Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.1) sandgrouse with a long pointed tail. IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4 (v.1) Does not qualify for a more at risk category. IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3 (v.1) eBird version 2017 (v.1) corrigenda 5) (v.1) IMG_2735b.jpg ? More, The Namaqua sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua, is a highly nomadic Privacy policy, Bird checklists - taxonomy - distribution - maps - links. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. The back and wings are mottled brown with large white specks and there are two long black filaments extending from the olive-brown tail. Call a far-carrying, tremulous, musical “Kelkiw-wyn”. It feeds on grass seed and can frequently be seen coming to drink in the early morning or at dusk. corrigenda 6) (v.1) western half of southern Africa and particularly in arid areas with IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2 (v.1) This month's feature is the Namaqua Sandgrouse, a species that is regular on our ever-popular South Africa tours and also on Rockjumper's exceptional Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls tours. The Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), also known as the Ganga Namaqua, is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family. World class wing shooting on more than 100,000 hectares of land in different parts of South Africa. [4] The Namaqua sandgrouse is a host of the Acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Moniliformis kalahariensis. It is common in the Kalahari desert, Namo Karoo and in parts of the Western Cape. 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