Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser griseus (Northern Grey-headed Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Black-capped Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris usambaricus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow in Mkomazi National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Grey-headed Sparrow in Mkomazi National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Grey-headed Sparrow in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.