Where to see
Passer rufocinctus
Nairobi National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Kenya Rufous Sparrow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Rufous Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lake Nakuru National Park and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Kenya Rufous Sparrow are in Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 20%) and Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April, August and December in Nairobi National Park (about 70%), April in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 60%) and January, April and November in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Kenya Rufous Sparrow on a given day. Each park's Kenya Rufous Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.
