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 albonotatus

40–50% · Likely

Euplectes franciscanus

Euplectes gierowii

Euplectes capensis

Euplectes ardens

Euplectes orix

Euplectes axillaris

Euplectes nigroventris

Euplectes hordeaceus

Euplectes macroura

Euplectes afer

Euplectes jacksoni

Euplectes progne

Euplectes hartlaubi

Euplectes diadematus

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

5–10

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

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	P(≥1)
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	70–80%
	White-winged Widowbird			40–50%
	Red-collared Widowbird			20–30%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			10–20%
	Jackson's Widowbird			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
2	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	50–60%
	Black Bishop			30–40%
	Red Bishop			10–20%
	Black-winged Bishop			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	11	50–60%
	Red Bishop			20–30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			10–20%
	Red-collared Widowbird			5–10%
	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
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10	50–60%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	Red Bishop			10–20%
	Black Bishop			10–20%
	Red-collared Widowbird			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			5–10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
5	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	9	40–50%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			10–20%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			10–20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	Jackson's Widowbird			5–10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			Insufficient data
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Black Bishop			Insufficient data
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10	40–50%
	Orange Bishop			30–40%
	Black-winged Bishop			5–10%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			5–10%
	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
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	40–50%
	Red-collared Widowbird			10–20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
8	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	40–50%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			10–20%
	Black-winged Bishop			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
9	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	40–50%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			30–40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
10	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	30–40%
	Black-winged Bishop			10–20%
	Orange Bishop			10–20%
	Black Bishop			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
11	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	30–40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			Insufficient data
12	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	30–40%
	White-winged Widowbird			10–20%
	Red Bishop			10–20%
	Black Bishop			5–10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10	30–40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			5–10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
14	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	30–40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			20–30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Black Bishop			Insufficient data
15	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	30–40%
	White-winged Widowbird			10–20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			10–20%
	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
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5	30–40%
	Black-winged Bishop			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			10–20%
	Red-collared Widowbird			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	30–40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			20–30%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
18	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	30–40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			10–20%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	30–40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			10–20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	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
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	20–30%
	Red Bishop			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Black-winged Bishop			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
21	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	20–30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			20–30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			5–10%
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	9	20–30%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	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
23	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	20–30%
	White-winged Widowbird			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	20–30%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			Insufficient data
25	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	20–30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			10–20%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
26	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			10–20%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			5–10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
27	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	8	20–30%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Marsh Widowbird			5–10%
	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
28	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	20–30%
	White-winged Widowbird			10–20%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	20–30%
	Zanzibar Bishop			5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	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
30	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	20–30%
	Black Bishop			10–20%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	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
31	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6	20–30%
	Red Bishop			5–10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
32	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	10–20%
	Orange Bishop			10–20%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
33	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	10–20%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
34	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Zanzibar Bishop			10–20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			Insufficient data
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	10–20%
	Red Bishop			10–20%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
36	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	10–20%
	Orange Bishop			10–20%
37	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2	10–20%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Black-winged Bishop			Insufficient data
38	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			Insufficient data
39	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
40	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			5–10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
42	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			Insufficient data
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
43	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	5–10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
44	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	5–10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
45	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	5–10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			5–10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Red Bishop			Insufficient data
	White-winged Widowbird			Insufficient data
46	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	White-winged Widowbird			5–10%
47	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	5–10%
	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

Bishops and Widowbirds

Species in this group

White-winged Widowbird

Orange Bishop

Black Bishop

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

Red-collared Widowbird

Red Bishop

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Zanzibar Bishop

Black-winged Bishop

Yellow-shouldered Widowbird

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Jackson's Widowbird

Long-tailed Widow-bird

Marsh Widowbird

Fire-fronted Bishop

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Bishops and Widowbirds

Parks Ranked