Eremopterix leucopareia
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Fischer's sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucopareia) or Fischer's finch-lark is a species of passerine bird in the family Alaudidae. It is found from central Kenya to eastern Zambia, Malawi and north-western Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
This inconspicuous dull-coloured bird somewhat resembles a finch. It can be distinguished from the similar chestnut-headed sparrow-lark by the absence of a white patch on the crown of its head. It is found on short grass plains where it congregates in large flocks except during the breeding season.
The common name of the bird commemorates the German explorer Gustav Fischer. Images and classification at the Animal Diversity Web Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Sparrow-Lark sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 280 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 371 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Sparrow-Lark in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, May, July–August and November, the lowest months. Those are among Nairobi National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fischer's Sparrow-Lark sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Fischer's Sparrow-Lark sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 8th at about 20%. The best odds are in Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 50%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Fischer's Sparrow-Lark that you can see in Nairobi National Park (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Fawn-colored Lark (about 10%), Red-capped Lark (about 10%) and Short-tailed Lark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fischer's Sparrow-Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (280 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.
