Parrot-billed Sparrow

Parrot-billed Sparrow

Passer gongonensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Parrot-billed Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Parrot-billed Sparrow sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Parrot-billed Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Parrot-billed Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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