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
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
101 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
July 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Cape Sparrow
LC Endemic

Cape Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer melanurus

40–50% · Likely
Great Rufous Sparrow
LC

Great Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer motitensis

Insufficient data
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

70–80% · Very likely
Social Weaver
LC

Social Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philetairus socius

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

80–90% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

50–60% · Likely
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

50–60% · Likely
Yellow Canary
LC

Yellow Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra flaviventris

50–60% · Likely
Kalahari Scrub Robin

Kalahari Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia paena

40–50% · Likely
Cape Crow
LC

Cape Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus capensis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gray-headed Sparrow sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Gray-headed Sparrow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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