Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes afer (Yellow-crowned Bishop)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 18 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Bishop in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yellow-crowned Bishop sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Bishop in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Bishop in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.