Passer rufocinctus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus), also known as the Kenya rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to be found in dry wooded savannah and agricultural areas. Some authorities have lumped the great sparrow (P. motitensis), the Kenya sparrow, and the Socotra sparrow (P. insularis) into P. motitensis following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Some authorities also lump Shelley's sparrow and the Kordofan sparrow with this species, or all three with the great sparrow.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Rufous Sparrow sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 1,197 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 371 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, August and December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against about 50% in July, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kenya Rufous 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.
Yes
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Kenya Rufous Sparrow sightings, Nairobi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 20%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kenya Rufous Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (1,197 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.
