page_title: List of birds of South Africa
section_title: Sandgrouse
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of South Africa / Sandgrouse
caption_attribution_description: Pterocles bicinctus English: A female Double-banded Sandgrouse about 10 km east of Kakamasin, Northern Cape, South Africa.
context_page_description: South Africa is a large country, ranked 25th by size in the world, and is situated in the temperate latitudes and subtropics. Due to a range of climate types present, a patchwork of unique habitat types occur, which contribute to its biodiversity and level of endemism. This list incorporates the mainland and nearshore islands and waters only. The submerged though ecologically important Agulhas Bank is for most part inside its territorial waters. Offshore, South Africa's territory includes the Prince Edward Islands in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition, except that South African spelling is used. Taxonomic changes are on-going. As more research is gathered from studies of distribution, behaviour and DNA, the order and number of families and species may change. Furthermore, different approaches to ornithological nomenclature have led to concurrent systems of classification.
  Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of BirdLife South Africa. Notes in the status column are also from this source.
context_section_description: Order: Pterocliformes   Family: Pteroclidae
  Sandgrouse have small, pigeon-like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.
caption: Female double-banded sandgrouse
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