Madagascar Sandgrouse
Pterocles personatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPteroclidiformes
- FamilyPteroclididae
- GenusPterocles (Typical Sandgrouse)
- SpeciesPterocles personatus (Madagascar Sandgrouse)
The Madagascar sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is a ground-dwelling short-legged plump bird. The head of the male is brown with a black area surrounding the beak. It has a pinkish-buff coloured breast, a light brown mottled back, brown wings and paler underparts barred with dark brown. The female has a generally duller appearance being cryptically coloured brown with dark specks and bars. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Sandgrouse sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Sandgrouse in Berenty Reserve?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Sandgrouse sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Madagascar Sandgrouse in Berenty Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Sandgrouse in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.