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 Lake Mburo National Park
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
📅 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 Lake Mburo National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red Bishop sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 84 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Bishop in Lake Mburo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red Bishop in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.