Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusGymnoris (Bush Sparrows)
- SpeciesGymnoris pyrgita (Yellow-spotted Petronia)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
📅 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 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Petronia in Nairobi National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Yellow-spotted Petronia sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 112 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Petronia in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Petronia in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.