Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes franciscanus (Orange Bishop)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
Ploceus heuglini
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
📅 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Orange Bishop in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Orange Bishop sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Orange Bishop in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Orange Bishop in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.