Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser rufocinctus (Kenya Rufous Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Black-capped Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
📅 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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Serengeti National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Kenya Rufous Sparrow sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 692 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.