Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser eminibey (Chestnut Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Sparrow in Amboseli National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Chestnut Sparrow sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut Sparrow in Amboseli National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Sparrow in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.