Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser suahelicus (Swahili Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swahili Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Swahili Sparrow sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swahili Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Swahili Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.