Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed SparrowSouthern Gray-headed Sparrow

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Gonarezhou National Park
81 Verified records at Gonarezhou National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia southwards into South Africa, where it is expanding its range and is kept as a caged bird, like its relative the white-rumped seedeater. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park

Cape Sparrow
LC Endemic

Cape Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer melanurus

Insufficient data
Yellow-throated Sparrow
LC

Yellow-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnoris superciliaris

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

Insufficient data
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

50–60% · Likely
White-breasted Sunbird
LC

White-breasted Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris talatala

50–60% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
30–40
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
12 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
19 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
21 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
22 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 62% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Gonarezhou National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.

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