Euplectes nigroventris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Zanzibar red bishop (Euplectes nigroventris) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Zanzibar bishop on Weaver Watch Wikipedia →
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Kenya · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Bishop sighting in Amboseli National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 236th most-seen of the 362 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Bishop in Amboseli National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Amboseli National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zanzibar Bishop sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Zanzibar Bishop sightings, Amboseli National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same genus: Euplectes
The closest relatives of the Zanzibar Bishop that you can see in Amboseli National Park (genus Euplectes, Bishops and Widowbirds) are Fan-tailed Widowbird (about 20%), Yellow-crowned Bishop (about 10%) and White-winged Widowbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zanzibar Bishop is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboseli National Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
