Black Bishop

Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Bishop in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Black Bishop sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 110 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Bishop in Lake Manyara National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Bishop in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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