Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser eminibey (Chestnut Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
Black-capped Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Meru National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Chestnut Sparrow sighting in Meru National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut Sparrow in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Sparrow in Meru National Park in our monthly data.