Passer gongonensis
Silhouette: Andrew Butko (modified) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The parrot-billed sparrow (Passer gongonensis) is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.
Parrot-billed sparrow on eBird Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Parrot-billed Sparrow sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 342 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Parrot-billed Sparrow in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against about 30% in March and September, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parrot-billed 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.
4th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Parrot-billed Sparrow sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 4th at about 40%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 60%), Meru National Park (Kenya, about 50%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parrot-billed Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (342 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.
