Swahili Sparrow

Passer suahelicus Reichenow, 1904

25 gWeight

The Swahili sparrow (Passer suahelicus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Tanzania, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Swahili Sparrow has been recorded at 42 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Tarangire NPTanzania315 records
Serengeti NPTanzania235 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ndutu Safari LodgeTanzania184 records

More places

Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania183 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – NdutuTanzania146 records
Tarangire NP – Tarangire Safari LodgeTanzania128 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Olduvai GorgeTanzania94 records
Maasai Mara NRKenya91 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Lake NdutuTanzania87 records
Tarangire NP – Entrance GateTanzania84 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Tanzania Kenya

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Swahili sparrow (Passer suahelicus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It lives in the savanna of southern Kenya and Tanzania. Until recently, it was usually treated as a subspecies of the northern grey-headed sparrow (Passer griseus), with which it hybridizes in southern Tanzania and possibly elsewhere.

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Questions

How big is the Swahili Sparrow?

The Swahili Sparrow weighs around 25 g.

Where does the Swahili Sparrow live?

Its breeding range: Africa: eastern African savanna and anthropogenic habitats: southwestern, south-central Kenya to south-central Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Tanzania and Kenya.