Zanzibar Bishop

Zanzibar Bishop

Euplectes nigroventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

White-winged Widowbird
LC

White-winged Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes albonotatus

0–10% · With luck
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes capensis

<5% · Rare
Fire-fronted Bishop
LC

Fire-fronted Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes diadematus

<5% · Rare
Fan-tailed Widowbird
LC

Fan-tailed Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes axillaris

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Bishop
LC

Black-winged Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes hordeaceus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Bishop
LC

Yellow-crowned Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes afer

Insufficient data
Red Bishop
LC

Red Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes orix

Insufficient data
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

20–30% · Possible
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

20–30% · Possible
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Zanzibar Bishop in Tsavo East National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Zanzibar Bishop sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Zanzibar Bishop in Tsavo East National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Zanzibar Bishop in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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