Genus

Bishops and Widowbirds

Euplectes

15 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Euplectes orix

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes albonotatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes franciscanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes gierowii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes progne

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes ardens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euplectes axillaris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euplectes nigroventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euplectes hordeaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes macroura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes afer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes jacksoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes hartlaubi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes diadematus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bishops and Widowbirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~90%
	Red Bishop			~40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~40%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			~40%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~70%
	White-winged Widowbird			~40%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~30%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
3	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	~60%
	Black Bishop			~40%
	Red Bishop			~20%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	11	~50%
	Red Bishop			~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Marsh Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10	~50%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	9	~50%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~20%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			Insufficient data
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Black Bishop			Insufficient data
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10	~50%
	Orange Bishop			~40%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Marsh Widowbird			Insufficient data
8	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~40%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
9	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
10	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
11	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	~40%
	Black-winged Bishop			~20%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			Insufficient data
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~40%
	White-winged Widowbird			~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10	~40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
15	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Black Bishop			Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~30%
	White-winged Widowbird			~20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Fire-fronted Bishop			Insufficient data
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5	~30%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
18	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~30%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
19	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
20	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			<5%
	Marsh Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	~30%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
22	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~20%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	9	~30%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	Marsh Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~30%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			Insufficient data
26	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
28	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	8	~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Marsh Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
29	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
31	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	~20%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
32	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6	~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
33	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	~20%
	Orange Bishop			~20%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
34	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
37	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~20%
	Orange Bishop			~20%
38	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			Insufficient data
39	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
40	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
42	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
43	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
44	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
45	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
46	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
47	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
48	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
49	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
50	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
51	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Black Bishop			Insufficient data
	Orange Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
52	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
53	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
54	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
55	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
56	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data