Shelley's Rufous Sparrow

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

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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	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shelley's Rufous Sparrow in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Shelley's Rufous Sparrow sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 231 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Shelley's Rufous Sparrow in Murchison Falls National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Shelley's Rufous Sparrow in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.