Zanzibar Bishop

Zanzibar Bishop

Euplectes nigroventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

White-winged Widowbird
LC

White-winged Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes albonotatus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes capensis

0–10% · With luck
Fan-tailed Widowbird
LC

Fan-tailed Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes axillaris

<5% · Rare
Red Bishop
LC

Red Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes orix

<5% · Rare
Fire-fronted Bishop
LC

Fire-fronted Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes diadematus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Bishop
LC

Yellow-crowned Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes afer

Insufficient data
Black-winged Bishop
LC

Black-winged Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes hordeaceus

Insufficient data
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

20–30% · Possible
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

10–20% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 West National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Zanzibar Bishop sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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