Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser suahelicus (Swahili Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swahili Sparrow in Ruaha National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Swahili Sparrow sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swahili Sparrow in Ruaha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Swahili Sparrow in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.