This is a list of Pterocliformes species by global population. Pterocliformes is a monotypic order which contains the sandgrouse family (Pteroclidae). While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.
Not all Pterocliformes have had their numbers quantified, but species without population estimates are included in a secondary table below.
The IOC World Bird List (version 15.1) recognizes 16 species of Pterocliformes. As of January 2026, IUCN/BirdLife International have assessed all members of the order, though only two have population estimates.
Species by global population Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImageBlack-bellied sandgrousePterocles orientalis130,000-259,999Preliminary estimate based on extrapolation of European population.Pin-tailed sandgrousePterocles alchata170,000-250,000Preliminary estimate based on extrapolation of European population.
Species without population estimates Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImageDouble-banded sandgrousePterocles bicinctusunknownBurchell's sandgrousePterocles burchelliunknownCrowned sandgrousePterocles coronatusunknownBlack-faced sandgrousePterocles decoratusunknownChestnut-bellied sandgrousePterocles exustusunknownYellow-throated sandgrousePterocles gutturalisunknownPainted sandgrousePterocles indicusunknownLichtenstein's sandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiunknownNamaqua sandgrousePterocles namaquaunknownMadagascar sandgrousePterocles personatusunknownFour-banded sandgrousePterocles quadricinctusunknownSpotted sandgrousePterocles senegallusunknownPallas's sandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxusunknownThis species has several wide-ranging national population estimates, but not enough data for a global population estimate.Tibetan sandgrouseSyrrhaptes tibetanusunknown
See also
Lists of birds by population Lists of organisms by population
References