Where can you see the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow in South Africa?

The Southern Grey-headed Sparrow is most recorded in Western Cape (18% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Mpumalanga (14% of records), based on 3 504 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow?

The Southern Grey-headed Sparrow is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow?

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.

Go Birding

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow

Southern Grey-headed SparrowPasser diffusus

The southern grey-headed sparrow ( Passer diffusus ) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow

Southern Grey-headed SparrowPasser diffusus

The southern grey-headed sparrow ( Passer diffusus ) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotSouthern Grey-headed Sparrow30+ stays list it on site or nearby

Species insights▾

When to visit

Recorded year-round

Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Best monthsAny month

Records3,507 records

Curve from 3,507 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Where you'll find it

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Southern Grey-headed Sparrow is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

3,504 records, iNaturalist