Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Pilanesberg National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Cape Sparrow sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Sparrow in Pilanesberg National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Cape Sparrow in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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