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Where to see the Double-banded Sandgrouse in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Double-banded Sandgrouse at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Madikwe Game Reserve.

Pterocles bicinctus

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Double-banded Sandgrouse
Photo: (c) Pål A. Olsvik, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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When and where to find the Double-banded Sandgrouse

Hosts have recorded the Double-banded Sandgrouse at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Madikwe Game Reserve.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Mpumalanga

    Mpumalanga

    Sabi Sand

    Guided drives
    Stays in Mpumalanga
    Mpumalanga

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Kruger

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Sabi Sand

Species

Pterocles bicinctus

Records

590

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Double-banded Sandgrouse on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Double-banded Sandgrouse in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Double-banded Sandgrouse at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Madikwe Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Double-banded Sandgrouse in South Africa?

The Double-banded Sandgrouse is most recorded in Limpopo (51% of records), Mpumalanga (40% of records), Northern Cape (7% of records), based on 590 iNaturalist observations. 21 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Double-banded Sandgrouse on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Double-banded Sandgrouse?

The Double-banded Sandgrouse is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Double-banded Sandgrouse?

The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of ground-living bird in the family Pteroclididae. It is found in arid parts of southern Africa.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Double-banded Sandgrouse

Every stay on the Double-banded Sandgrouse page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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