Fire-fronted Bishop
Euplectes diadematus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes diadematus (Fire-fronted Bishop)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Golden Palm Weaver
Ploceus bojeri
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
📅 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 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fire-fronted Bishop in Samburu National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Fire-fronted Bishop sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fire-fronted Bishop in Samburu National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Fire-fronted Bishop in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.