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title: "Double-banded Sandgrouse"
description: "Pterocles bicinctus — Uccelli. The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling (though not flightless), bird in the family Pteroclidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/double-banded-sandgrouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Double-banded Sandgrouse

> Pterocles bicinctus — Uccelli. The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling (though not flightless), bird in the family Pteroclidae.

- Scientific name: *Pterocles bicinctus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1174
- Wikidata: [Q127881](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127881)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117079](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117079)

## Names

- en: Double-banded Sandgrouse
- de: Nachtflughuhn
- es: Ganga bicinta
- fr: Ganga bibande
- nl: Dubbelbandzandhoen
- pt: Cortiçol-de-duas-golas
- pl: Stepówka dwuwstęgowa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (600), NA (247), BW (207), ZW (48), ZM (18), MZ (4), AO (3)

## Summary

The double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of predominantly terrestrial, or ground-dwelling (though not flightless), bird in the family Pteroclidae. It is found in arid parts of southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-banded_sandgrouse

## Photo

![Double-banded Sandgrouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/double-banded-sandgrouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: dune_ninja · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162144628

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/double-banded-sandgrouse?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).