Scientific name: Pterocles burchelli
Near-endemic to southern Africa, occurring from south-eastern Angola to Namibia (excluding the most arid areas closer to the coast), Botswana and northern South Africa. It generally prefers areas with red Kalahari sands with patches of grass and scattered shrubs.
Burchell's sandgrouse is a plump bird about the size of a pigeon with a small head and short legs. The eye is surrounded by bare yellow skin, the cheeks and throat are pale grey and the body is light brown, mottled with darker shades and white speckles.
It mainly eats seeds, especially of legumes, doing most of its foraging in pairs or small flocks during the day.
