Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser diffusus (Southern Gray-headed Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
📅 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 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 19 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in South Luangwa National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 189 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in South Luangwa National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.