Chestnut Sparrow
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Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
1 Verified records at Virunga National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the smallest member of the sparrow family, at about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The breeding male has deep chestnut plumage and the female and juvenile are coloured a duller grey with some chestnut markings. Like its closest relatives in the genus Passer, the Arabian golden sparrow and the Sudan golden sparrow, it is gregarious and found in arid areas. Ranging through the east of Africa from Darfur in Sudan to Tanzania, it is found in dry savanna, papyrus swamps, and near human habitation. Adults and juveniles both feed mostly on grass seeds, and fly in flocks, often with other species of birds, to find food. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

30–40% · Possible
Bronze Sunbird
LC

Bronze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia kilimensis

30–40% · Possible
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chestnut Sparrow at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
16 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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