Kenya Rufous Sparrow

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

Passer rufocinctus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tarangire National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Tarangire National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Kenya Rufous Sparrow sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Tarangire National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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