Where to see
Pterocles decoratus
Ruaha National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-faced Sandgrouse during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Ruaha National Park
In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Sandgrouse sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Samburu National Reserve and more
After Ruaha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-faced Sandgrouse are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 50%), Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May, July and September in Ruaha National Park (about 70%), April in Samburu National Reserve (about 70%) and April and May in Tarangire National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-faced Sandgrouse on a given day. Each park's Black-faced Sandgrouse page has the full month-by-month chart.
