Eremopterix leucopareia
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Sparrow-Lark sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 994 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Sparrow-Lark in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September and October, the lowest months. Those are among Serengeti National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 5 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.
4th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Fischer's Sparrow-Lark sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. 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 Serengeti National Park (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Red-capped Lark (about 10%) and Fawn-colored 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 Serengeti National Park (994 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.
