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bird · Pteroclidiformes · Pteroclididae
Namaqua Sandgrouse
Pterocles namaqua (Gmelin, 1789) — also called NASA. Occurrence records of the Namaqua Sandgrouse are shared on GBIF from around 14 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Tswalu Kalahari Reserve (417 records), in 3 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernPteroclididae
14reserves with records
1 356records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 417 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 395 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 273 |
| Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 112 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 87 |
| Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 28 |
| Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 22 |
| !Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 6 |
| Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Dr Appie van Heerden Nature ReserveProtected area | NC Northern Cape | 3 |
| The Koppie Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 3 |
| SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area | NC Northern Cape | 2 |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Northern Cape
- 9 reserves
- Western Cape
- 4 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pteroclidiformes
- Family
- Pteroclididae
- Scientific name
- Pterocles namaqua
- GBIF taxon
- 2480202
- Wikidata
- Q127964
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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.