Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes orix (Red Bishop)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Bishop in Hwange National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Red Bishop sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Bishop in Hwange National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red Bishop in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.