Black Bishop

Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Bishop sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Bishop in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Bishop in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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