Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
10 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
17 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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