Where does the Pin-tailed Sandgrouse live?
Pterocles alchata has 37,919 records in 67 countries and territories, from 1575 to 2026. Most records come from Spain.
- 37,919 records
- 67 places
- 120 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPteroclidiformesPteroclididaePterocles
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 19,622 | |
| France | 9,663 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,408 | |
| Israel | 2,167 | |
| Morocco | 654 | |
| Iraq | 584 | |
| Kazakhstan | 215 | |
| Sweden | 200 | |
| Norway | 159 | |
| Germany | 150 | |
| Finland | 148 | |
| Italy | 145 | |
| United Kingdom | 143 | |
| Russia | 141 | |
| Türkiye | 139 | |
| Poland | 127 | |
| Greece | 124 | |
| Ukraine | 100 | |
| Portugal | 97 | |
| Iran | 96 | |
| Iceland | 54 | |
| Romania | 50 | |
| Algeria | 49 | |
| Denmark | 43 | |
| Hungary | 39 | |
| Ireland | 39 | |
| Belarus | 37 | |
| Croatia | 36 | |
| Austria | 35 | |
| Bulgaria | 34 | |
| Latvia | 33 | |
| Kuwait | 32 | |
| Czechia | 29 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 29 | |
| Lithuania | 27 | |
| Estonia | 23 | |
| Serbia | 23 | |
| Tunisia | 21 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19 | |
| Uzbekistan | 19 |
Showing the top 40 of 67 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pteroclididae.
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
44,367 records
Namaqua Sandgrouse
31,387 records
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
7,953 records
Pallas's Sandgrouse
5,061 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.