Genus

True Sparrows

Passer

19 species in our catalog · found in 115 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Passer rufocinctus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Passer montanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Passer melanurus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Passer diffusus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Passer gongonensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Passer griseus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Passer swainsonii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Passer suahelicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Passer eminibey

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Passer hispaniolensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passer motitensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passer shelleyi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passer italiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passer cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passer flaveolus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Passer rutilans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Passer ammodendri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Passer castanopterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Passer luteus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Sparrows

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~70%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			~70%
	Chestnut Sparrow			<5%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			<5%
2	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~70%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			~60%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~30%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
	Somali Sparrow			<5%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~70%
	Cape Sparrow			~50%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
4	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~70%
	Cape Sparrow			~60%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			~10%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~10%
5	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~70%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~70%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~70%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~70%
7	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~60%
	Cape Sparrow			Insufficient data
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~60%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~60%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			~50%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
10	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~60%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			~20%
	Cape Sparrow			~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			Insufficient data
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~60%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~60%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~50%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~50%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			<5%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~50%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~50%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~50%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			<5%
	Chestnut Sparrow			<5%
	Swahili Sparrow			<5%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~50%
	Swahili Sparrow			~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~20%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
16	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~50%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~50%
	Sudan Golden Sparrow			Insufficient data
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~50%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~50%
18	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~50%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~50%
19	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~50%
	Swahili Sparrow			~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sparrow			Insufficient data
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Cape Sparrow			~30%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~20%
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~40%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			~20%
	Swahili Sparrow			~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			<5%
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Shelley's Rufous Sparrow			~20%
	Chestnut Sparrow			<5%
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~40%
	Swahili Sparrow			~20%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			Insufficient data
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Cape Sparrow			<5%
25	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	3	~40%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
	Russet Sparrow			~20%
	Russet Sparrow			Insufficient data
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Cape Sparrow			~20%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			~10%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Chestnut Sparrow			Insufficient data
28	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Shelley's Rufous Sparrow			<5%
	Chestnut Sparrow			Insufficient data
29	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Shelley's Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~40%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			~30%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			<5%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
32	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~40%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~40%
33	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Cape Sparrow			~30%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			<5%
34	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~40%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~40%
35	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~40%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~40%
36	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~40%
37	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~40%
	Swainson's Sparrow			~40%
	Chestnut Sparrow			Insufficient data
38	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
39	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~40%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~40%
	Chestnut Sparrow			Insufficient data
40	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~30%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			~30%
	Chestnut Sparrow			<5%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			Insufficient data
41	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
	Chestnut Sparrow			<5%
	Swahili Sparrow			Insufficient data
42	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~30%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Cape Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Great Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
43	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	~30%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~30%
	Saxaul Sparrow			~10%
44	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Swahili Sparrow			~10%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			Insufficient data
45	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			<5%
46	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~30%
47	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Spanish Sparrow			~30%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
48	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~30%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~30%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			<5%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
49	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Russet Sparrow			~10%
50	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~30%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			~20%
	Chestnut Sparrow			~10%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			<5%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			Insufficient data
51	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~30%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
	Plain-backed Sparrow			<5%
52	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~30%
	Italian Sparrow			~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
53	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~20%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~20%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Cape Sparrow			Insufficient data
54	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
55	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~20%
	Swainson's Sparrow			~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			Insufficient data
56	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
57	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~20%
	Spanish Sparrow			~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
58	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Swahili Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sparrow			Insufficient data
59	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
60	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Swahili Sparrow			~10%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			~10%
	Chestnut Sparrow			<5%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			Insufficient data
61	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~20%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			<5%
	Great Rufous Sparrow			Insufficient data
62	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~20%
63	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~20%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~20%
64	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~20%
	Cape Sparrow			<5%
65	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Kenya Rufous Sparrow			~20%
	Parrot-billed Sparrow			<5%
66	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
67	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
68	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
69	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
70	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~20%
	Cape Sparrow			Insufficient data
71	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
72	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Russet Sparrow			<5%
	Russet Sparrow			Insufficient data
73	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Italian Sparrow			~10%
74	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
75	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
76	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~20%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~20%
77	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	Plain-backed Sparrow			~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
78	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Russet Sparrow			~10%
79	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
80	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Cape Sparrow			<5%
81	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Swahili Sparrow			Insufficient data
82	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Spanish Sparrow			<5%
83	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
84	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			Insufficient data
85	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Russet Sparrow			<5%
86	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			~10%
87	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			~10%
	Northern Grey-headed Sparrow			<5%
88	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
89	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Spanish Sparrow			<5%
90	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Italian Sparrow			Insufficient data
91	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
92	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
	Italian Sparrow			Insufficient data
93	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
	Russet Sparrow			<5%
94	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
95	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Italian Sparrow			~10%
96	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			~10%
97	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
	Plain-backed Sparrow			<5%
98	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
99	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Plain-backed Sparrow			<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
100	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
	Spanish Sparrow			<5%
101	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Southern Gray-headed Sparrow			<5%
102	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
103	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
104	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
105	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
106	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
107	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
108	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
109	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
110	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			<5%
111	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Russet Sparrow			<5%
112	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			Insufficient data
113	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			Insufficient data
114	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			Insufficient data
115	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			Insufficient data