Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser rufocinctus (Kenya Rufous Sparrow)
The Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus), also known as the Kenya rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to be found in dry wooded savannah and agricultural areas. Some authorities have lumped the great sparrow (P. motitensis), the Kenya sparrow, and the Socotra sparrow (P. insularis) into P. motitensis following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Some authorities also lump Shelley's sparrow and the Kordofan sparrow with this species, or all three with the great sparrow. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Rufous Sparrow sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Somali Sparrow
Passer castanopterus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
Black-capped Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Gymnoris pyrgita
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Pink-breasted Lark
Calendulauda poecilosterna
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Samburu National Reserve?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Kenya Rufous Sparrow sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Samburu National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Kenya Rufous Sparrow in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.