Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed Sparrow

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Silhouette: Andrew Butko (modified) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Table Mountain National Park
298 Verified sightings at Table Mountain National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,665 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia southwards into South Africa, where it is expanding its range and is kept as a caged bird, like its relative the white-rumped seedeater.

Media related to Passer diffusus at Wikimedia Commons Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection Southern Grey-headed Sparrow species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Southern grey-headed sparrow Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

Cape Sparrow
LC Endemic

Cape Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer melanurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Cape White-eye
LC

Cape White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops virens

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chalybeus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Cape Bulbul
LC Endemic

Cape Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Olive Thrush
LC

Olive Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
European Starling
LC

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Cape Canary
LC

Cape Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus canicollis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Cape Wagtail
LC

Cape Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Malachite Sunbird
LC

Malachite Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia famosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
9 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
16 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
19 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
20 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
21 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
24 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 298 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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