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Burchell's sandgrouse

Pterocles burchelli W. L. Sclater, 1922

LCLeast Concernbirds

The burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) is a species in the family Pteroclidae, order Pterocliformes. Recorded adults weigh 171 g to 192 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the burchell's sandgrouse

Weight
171 g – 192 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the burchell's sandgrouse

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Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)
Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the burchell's sandgrouse live?

Not recorded

What is the burchell's sandgrouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.

From the Wikipedia article “Burchell's sandgrouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burchell%27s_sandgrouse&oldid=1314137405), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the burchell's sandgrouse endangered?

The burchell's sandgrouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the burchell's sandgrouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPterocliformes
  5. familyPteroclidae
  6. genusPterocles
  7. SpeciesPterocles burchelli W. L. Sclater, 1922

Synonyms Calopterocles variegatus, Pterocles burchelli burchelli, Pterocles burchelli makarikari, Pterocles maculosus, Tetrao variegatus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • BUSAEnglish
  • Southern spotted sandgrouseEnglish
  • Gevlekte SandpatrysAfrikaans
  • قطا بورشلArabic
  • stepokur kropenatýCzech
  • iâr diffeithwch BurchellWelsh
  • Gråstrubet SandhøneDanish
  • FleckenflughuhnGerman
  • kalahara stepkokoEsperanto
  • Perlodorsa stepkokoEsperanto
  • Ganga goteadaSpanish
  • väikevurilEstonian
  • helmihietakyyhkyFinnish
  • Ganga de BurchellFrench
  • kestenjasta sadžaCroatian
  • pettyes pusztaityúkHungarian
  • Grandule di BurchellItalian
  • シロボシサケイJapanese
  • taškuotoji smiltvištėLithuanian
  • Bont ZandhoenDutch
  • kalaharisandhøneNorwegian
  • stepówka kalaharyjskaPolish
  • cortiçol-malhadoPortuguese
  • cortiçol-de-burchellPortuguese
  • Пятнистый рябокRussian
  • stepiar dlhonohýSlovak
  • Berčelova sadžaSerbian
  • pärlflyghönaSwedish
  • Burchell BağırtlağıTurkish
  • leGwaragwaraTswana
  • рябок калахарськийUkrainian
  • 杂色沙鸡Chinese
  • 雜色沙雞Chinese

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Relatives of the burchell's sandgrouse

Other species in the same genus Pterocles.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the burchell's sandgrouse?

An adult burchell's sandgrouse weighs 171 g – 192 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the burchell's sandgrouse endangered?

The burchell's sandgrouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the burchell's sandgrouse?

The burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) belongs to the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{burchells_sandgrouse_2026,
  title = {Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/burchells-sandgrouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}