Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey (Hartlaub, 1880)

12 cmLength13 gWeight

The chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae.

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Chestnut Sparrow has been recorded at 90 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Samburu NRKenya331 records
Tarangire NPTanzania162 records
Buffalo Springs NRKenya161 records

More places

Amboseli NPKenya134 records
Mpala Ranch and Research CentreKenya113 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – NdutuTanzania105 records
Engikaret Lark PlainsTanzania101 records
Serengeti NPTanzania80 records
Buffalo Springs NR / Samburu NRKenya70 records
Lake BaringoKenya65 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda

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About

The chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. The breeding male has deep chestnut plumage and the female and juvenile are coloured a duller grey with some chestnut markings. Like its closest relatives in the genus Passer, the Arabian golden sparrow and the Sudan golden sparrow, it is gregarious and found in arid areas.

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Questions

How big is the Chestnut Sparrow?

The Chestnut Sparrow is about 12 cm long and weighs around 13 g.

Where does the Chestnut Sparrow live?

Its breeding range: Africa: northeastern African acacia savanna: central Chad (status?), southern Sudan and north-central Ethiopia to south-central Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.