Where to see
Passer griseus
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 13 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Akagera National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 50%), Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 70%), April–May and July in Akagera National Park (about 60%) and February, July and November in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Grey-headed Sparrow on a given day. Each park's Northern Grey-headed Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.
