Eremopterix leucopareia
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Ruaha National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 276 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Sparrow-Lark in Ruaha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October to January, the lowest months. That is one of Ruaha National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 180 mm in January.
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.
6th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Fischer's Sparrow-Lark sightings, Ruaha National Park ranks 6th 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 order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Fischer's Sparrow-Lark that you can see in Ruaha National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Ashy Starling (about 70%), Fork-tailed Drongo (about 60%) and Slate-colored Boubou (about 60%), 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 Ruaha National Park (50 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.
