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Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey · Passeridae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMay · Oct–Novmost records
Records7,600in 2 countries
Most seen inKenya5,131 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Chestnut Sparrow in brief

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

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 7,600 published records, most of them from Kenya and Tanzania. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Kenya5,131 records · best Nov, May
Tanzania2,469 records · best Feb, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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