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Where to see the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Passer diffusus
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When and where to find the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Hosts have recorded the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Western Cape
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Kruger
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Kgalagadi
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Kwandwe
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Ways to look
Species
Passer diffusus
Records
3,504
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
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. 72 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa 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, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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.
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Where to stay for a chance to see the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Every stay on the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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