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 Ruaha National Park
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Red Bishop sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Bishop in Ruaha National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red Bishop in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.