Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser griseus (Northern Grey-headed Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow in Volcanoes National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 345 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Grey-headed Sparrow in Volcanoes National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Grey-headed Sparrow in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.