Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes orix (Red Bishop)
The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae. It is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa south of the Equator. North of the Equator, it is replaced by the northern red bishop or orange bishop (E. franciscanus) which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of this species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus xanthopterus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red Bishop at Moremi Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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