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Sparse Jungle

Jungle Edge.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Sparse Jungle'

Sparse Jungle Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Sparse Jungle'

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The sparse jungle or jungle edge biome is a sparser variant of the jungle, resembling a lush plains biome with small jungle trees.

Generation

The sparse jungle generates in areas with moderately high temperature and humidity and positive weirdness. It typically borders bamboo jungles, plains, old growth birch forests, deserts, wooded badlands, mangrove swamps and sometimes windswept savannas. At higher elevations it transitions to forest and stony peaks biomes. Rivers usually separate the biome from regular jungles. In coastal areas, sparse jungles border lukewarm oceans.

Because of its slightly high humidity, it is possible for lush caves to generate underneath sparse jungles, but when the sparse jungle generated far inland, dripstone caves may generate under the sparse jungle instead.

Description

Oak trees, jungle trees, jungle bushes, and patched melons generate here, though at significantly lower rates than the regular jungle, roughly comparable to the rate of trees in the savanna biome. Only small jungle trees generate in this biome, and bamboo does not generate here.[1]

The grass still takes on a bright green color, though slightly less vibrant than the main jungle. Jungle pyramids do not generate.[2] Warm animal variants spawn here, and unique to this biome are rusty wolves. In Bedrock Edition, ocelots, parrots and pandas may spawn in this biome, like in regular jungles.

Abandoned camps sometimes generate in sparse jungles.​[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]

With Vibrant Visuals, sparse jungles use a strong humid volumetric fog setting similar to regular jungles, which fades the distance in an orange tint. Sparse jungles have warmish color grading, which makes the biome look more humid and warm. The night sky appears slightly brighter, and moonlight is colored more vibrant blue.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper100⁄5154
Skeleton100⁄5154
Slime[note 1]100⁄5154
Spider100⁄5154
Zombie95⁄5154
Enderman10⁄5151–4
Witch5⁄5151
Zombie Villager5⁄5151
Creature category
Warm Chicken20⁄584
Sheep12⁄584
Warm Pig10⁄584
Warm Cow8⁄584
Rusty Wolf8⁄582–4
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid14–6
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper1001
Slime[note 1]1001
Spider1001
Zombie952–4
Skeleton801–2
Enderman101–2
Witch51
Zombie Villager52–4
Creature category
Parrot401–2
Ocelot301–2
Sheep122–3
Warm Chicken102–4
Glow Squid102–4
Panda101–2
Warm Pig101–3
Warm Cow82–3
Rusty Wolf82–4
Ambient category
Bat12
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the sparse jungle:

TitlePreviewJava EditionBedrock Edition
WeightProbabilityWeightProbability
Home215.38%215.38%
Bromeliad17.69%17.69%
Danny17.69%17.69%
Dry Hands17.69%17.69%
Haggstrom17.69%17.69%
Key17.69%17.69%
Left to Bloom17.69%17.69%
Living Mice17.69%17.69%
Mice on Venus17.69%17.69%
Oxygène17.69%17.69%
Subwoofer Lullaby17.69%17.69%
Wet Hands17.69%17.69%

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifier Translation key
BiomeSprite sparse-jungle.png: Sprite image for sparse-jungle in Minecraft Sparse Junglesparse_jungle biome.minecraft.sparse_jungle

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite sparse-jungle.png: Sprite image for sparse-jungle in Minecraft [No displayed name]jungle_edge23

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Adventuring TimeDiscover 17 biomes.Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.40Silver

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Adventuring TimeDiscover every biome The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.213w36aJungleEdge added, along with many other biomes.
Melons can now generate in all jungle variants.
Jungle biomes have been made much rarer.
1.1318w16aRenamed JungleEdge to Jungle Edge.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Jungle edge no longer generates naturally.
experimental snapshot 5Jungle edge biomes are able to generate once again, this time as its own biome rather than a thin transitional biome.
21w40a"Jungle Edge" has been renamed to "Sparse Jungle".
1.2023w17a"A Familiar Room" and "Bromeliad" can now be played in all type of jungle biomes.
"Aerie", "Firebugs", and "Labyrinthine" can no longer be played in all types of jungle biomes.
1.20.524w10aRusty wolves now spawn in sparse jungles.
1.21.525w02aPigs that spawn in sparse jungles are now the warm variant.
25w05aCows that spawn in sparse jungles are now the warm variant.
25w06aChickens that spawn in sparse jungles are now the warm variant.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.3snap1Added abandoned camps, which can generate in sparse jungles.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Added jungle biomes and their variants.
Melons can now generate in all jungle variants.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8Changed fishing loot in jungles. Only raw cod and raw salmon can be caught as fish, while bamboo and cocoa bean can now be caught as a fishing item.
1.17.30
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.17.30.23Jungle edges and modified jungle edges hills no longer generate naturally.
1.17.40
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.17.40.20Jungle edge biomes are able to generate once again.
1.20.80Preview 1.20.80.21Wolves can now spawn in sparse jungles, and are the rusty variant.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.23Bamboo no longer generates.
Ferns and Short grass now generate more frequently.
Jungle bushes are now larger.
Melon patches now generate more frequently
1.21.60
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.60.25Pigs that spawn in sparse jungles are now the warm variant.
1.21.70
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.70.20Cows that spawn in sparse jungles are now the warm variant.
Preview 1.21.70.22Chickens that spawn in sparse jungles are now the warm variant.
1.21.90Preview 1.21.90.26Added humid volumetric fog, warmish atmospherics, color grading, and lighting to sparse jungles in Vibrant Visuals.
26.40
Experiment
Drop 3 of 2026		Preview 26.40.27Added abandoned camps, which can generate in sparse jungles.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.50Preview 26.50.22All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 31.0.1Added Jungle Edge, along with many other biomes.
Melons may now generate in all jungle variants.
1.83 Changed fishing loot in jungles. Only raw cod and raw salmon can be caught as fish, while bamboo and cocoa bean can now be caught as a fishing item.[verify]

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added jungle edge.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1821w37aPrior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 23.
21w40aThe ID jungle_edge has been changed to sparse_jungle.

Issues

Issues relating to "Sparse Jungle" or "Jungle Edge" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

Historical screenshots

  • Bamboo in a sparse jungle in Bedrock Edition, in older versions
    Bamboo in a sparse jungle in Bedrock Edition, in older versions
  • A jungle edge and a snowy tundra generated next to each other in large biomes
    A jungle edge and a snowy tundra generated next to each other in large biomes
  • A jungle edge single biome world before 1.18
    A jungle edge single biome world before 1.18
  • A wide jungle edge with a swamp before 1.18
    A wide jungle edge with a swamp before 1.18
  • A jungle edge next to a desert
    A jungle edge next to a desert
  • A thin jungle edge before 1.18
    A thin jungle edge before 1.18
  • A jungle edge with ray tracing
    A jungle edge with ray tracing

Mojang images

  • All 3 jungle biomes in close proximity
    All 3 jungle biomes in close proximity
  • A sparse jungle
    A sparse jungle
  • A sparse jungle
    A sparse jungle
  • A sparse jungle.
    A sparse jungle.

See also

References

  1. ↑ MC-156638 – resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. ↑ MC-238558 – resolved as "Works As Intended".

Sources