---
title: "Stepówka namibijska"
description: "Pterocles namaqua — Ptaki. The Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/namaqua-sandgrouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stepówka namibijska

> Pterocles namaqua — Ptaki. The Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family.

- Scientific name: *Pterocles namaqua*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 1067
- Wikidata: [Q127964](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127964)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117087](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117087)

## Names

- en: Namaqua Sandgrouse
- de: Namaflughuhn
- es: Ganga Namaqua
- fr: Ganga namaqua
- nl: Namaqua-zandhoen
- pt: Cortiçol-de-namaqua
- pl: Stepówka namibijska

## Countries with the most observations

NA (519), ZA (419), BW (33), AO (4)

## Summary

The Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird in the sandgrouse family.  It is found in arid regions of south-western Africa.

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

## Photo

![Stepówka namibijska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/namaqua-sandgrouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nogga_Eugene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140692220

## Machine access

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