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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red Bishop sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Bishop in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red Bishop in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.