Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser suahelicus (Swahili Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Swahili Sparrow sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 237 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swahili Sparrow in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Swahili Sparrow in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.