Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes gierowii (Black Bishop)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Bishop in Tarangire National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Black Bishop sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Bishop in Tarangire National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black Bishop in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.