Where to see
Passer melanurus
Namib-Naukluft National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cape Sparrow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Namib-Naukluft National Park
In Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
West Coast National Park and more
After Namib-Naukluft National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cape Sparrow are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 60%), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 50%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January–February and June–September in Namib-Naukluft National Park (about 90%), March–April and September–October in West Coast National Park (about 70%) and April, July and September–October in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cape Sparrow on a given day. Each park's Cape Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.
