Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles quadricinctus Temminck, 1815

25–28 cmLength179 gWeight

The four-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Gambia, Cameroon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Four-banded Sandgrouse has been recorded at 50 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Mole NP – Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinityGhana173 records
  2. Tono Dam & vicinityGhana118 records
  3. Mole NPGhana69 records
More places
  1. Tanji Bird ReserveGambia49 records
  2. Benoue NPCameroon48 records
  3. Kartong WetlandGambia39 records
  4. Campement de WassadouSenegal34 records
  5. Zakouma NPChad33 records
  6. W National ParkNiger26 records
  7. Tendaba – Tendaba CampGambia24 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GhanaGambiaCameroonSenegalEthiopiaChadNigerBenin

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The four-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Four-banded Sandgrouse?

The Four-banded Sandgrouse is about 25–28 cm long and weighs around 179 g.

Where does the Four-banded Sandgrouse live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia and western Kenya. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Gambia and Cameroon.

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

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Four-banded Sandgrouse endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Four-banded Sandgrouse as Least Concern.

What does the Four-banded Sandgrouse eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Four-banded Sandgrouse in?

It belongs to the family Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae), order Pterocliformes.

At a glance

Length
25–28 cm
Weight
179 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
175 mm
Tail
75 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
27 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia and western Kenya

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Sandgrouse Pteroclidae
Genus
Pterocles

Other birds in the genus Pterocles

Pin-tailed SandgrousePin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchataNamaqua SandgrouseNamaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaChestnut-bellied SandgrouseChestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusSpotted SandgrouseSpotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusBlack-bellied SandgrouseBlack-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalisYellow-throated SandgrouseYellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisCrowned SandgrouseCrowned SandgrousePterocles coronatusBlack-faced SandgrouseBlack-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusMadagascar SandgrouseMadagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusLichtenstein's SandgrouseLichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiPainted SandgrousePainted SandgrousePterocles indicusDouble-banded SandgrouseDouble-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
Four-banded Sandgrouse

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Steve Garvie. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages