Passer gongonensis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The parrot-billed sparrow (Passer gongonensis) is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.
Parrot-billed sparrow on eBird Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Parrot-billed Sparrow sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 207th most-seen of the 369 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June, August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parrot-billed Sparrow in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parrot-billed Sparrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Parrot-billed Sparrow sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 60%), Meru National Park (Kenya, about 50%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Passer
The closest relatives of the Parrot-billed Sparrow that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (genus Passer, True Sparrows) are Kenya Rufous Sparrow (about 40%) and Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parrot-billed Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (44 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
