Crowned sandgrouse
Pterocles coronatus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823
The crowned sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) is a species in the family Pteroclidae, order Pterocliformes. Recorded adults weigh about 300 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the crowned sandgrouse
- Weight
- 300 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 52 cm – 63 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desertsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.5 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the crowned sandgrouse?
Where does the crowned sandgrouse live?
Not recorded
What is the crowned sandgrouse?
The crowned sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) is a species of bird in the sandgrouse family, the Pteroclidae from North Africa and the Middle East.
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Is the crowned sandgrouse endangered?
The crowned sandgrouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 crowned sandgrouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPterocliformes
- familyPteroclidae
- genusPterocles
- SpeciesPterocles coronatus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823
Synonyms Pterocles coronatus coronatus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- CRSAEnglish
- قطا متوجArabic
- Ganga kabellekBreton
- stepokur korunkatýCzech
- iâr diffeithwch goronogWelsh
- Kronet SandhøneDanish
- KronenflughuhnGerman
- Kronita stepkokoEsperanto
- Ganga coronadaSpanish
- kivivurilEstonian
- kruunuhietakyyhkyFinnish
- Ganga couronnéFrench
- Steipcholúr coróntaIrish
- קטת כתרHebrew
- krunata sadžaCroatian
- koronás pusztaityúkHungarian
- KrúnuspjátraIcelandic
- Grandule coronataItalian
- ササフサケイJapanese
- Vainikuotoji smiltvištėLithuanian
- vainaga smilšvistiņaLatvian
- lysbuksandhøneNorwegian Bokmål
- KroonzandhoenDutch
- stepówka piaskowaPolish
- cortiçol-coroadoPortuguese
- Рыжешапочный рябокRussian
- ČuvgesčoavjesáttoduvváNorthern Sami
- stepiar korunkatýSlovak
- venčasta stepska kokoškaSlovenian
- kronflyghönaSwedish
- рябок рудоголовийUkrainian
- 花頭沙雞Chinese
Relatives of the crowned sandgrouse
Other species in the same genus Pterocles.
Black-bellied sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis
Pin-tailed sandgrouse
Pterocles alchata
Spotted sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
Namaqua sandgrouse
Pterocles namaqua
Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii
CompareCrowned sandgrouse vs Black-bellied sandgrouseCrowned sandgrouse vs Pin-tailed sandgrouseCrowned sandgrouse vs Spotted sandgrouseCrowned sandgrouse vs Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crowned sandgrouse?
An adult crowned sandgrouse weighs 300 g and has a wingspan of 52 cm – 63 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the crowned sandgrouse endangered?
The crowned 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 crowned sandgrouse?
The crowned sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus) belongs to the family Pteroclidae in the order Pterocliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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