Eremopterix leucotis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark was originally placed in the genus Loxia. It was later moved to the Lark family Alaudidae under the genus Eremopterix which includes all other sparrow-lark species. Alternate names for this species include: chestnut-backed finch-lark and white-cheeked sparrow-lark.
Found from Senegal and Gambia to central Sudan Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierpark Hagenbeck | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 197th most-seen of the 345 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–June, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 10%), Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 10%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Eremopterix
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark that you can see in Tsavo East National Park (genus Eremopterix, Sparrow-Larks) are Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (about 40%) and Fischer's Sparrow-Lark (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (37 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.
