Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Sparrow in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 64% of visitor-days record a Cape Sparrow sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 800 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Sparrow in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Sparrow in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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