Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed Sparrow

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Silhouette: Andrew Butko (modified) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
180 Verified sightings at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park From 2019 to 2026
9,665 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia southwards into South Africa, where it is expanding its range and is kept as a caged bird, like its relative the white-rumped seedeater.

Media related to Passer diffusus at Wikimedia Commons Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection Southern Grey-headed Sparrow species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Southern grey-headed sparrow Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Cape Sparrow
LC Endemic

Cape Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer melanurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Great Rufous Sparrow
LC

Great Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer motitensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Social Weaver
LC

Social Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philetairus socius

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Yellow Canary
LC

Yellow Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Kalahari Scrub Robin

Kalahari Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia paena

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Cape Crow
LC

Cape Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
9 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
16 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
19 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
20 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
21 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
24 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 180 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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