Where to see
Aimophila ruficeps
Guadalupe Mountains National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rufous-crowned Sparrow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
In Guadalupe Mountains National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Big Bend National Park and more
After Guadalupe Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rufous-crowned Sparrow are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 40%), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 20%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (about 80%), August in Big Bend National Park (about 60%) and February in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rufous-crowned Sparrow on a given day. Each park's Rufous-crowned Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.
