Euplectes nigroventris
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Bishop sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Bishop in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and October, the lowest months. Those are among Mikumi National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in June.
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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Zanzibar Bishop sightings, Mikumi National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same genus: Euplectes
The closest relatives of the Zanzibar Bishop that you can see in Mikumi National Park (genus Euplectes, Bishops and Widowbirds) are Fan-tailed Widowbird (about 10%), Yellow-rumped Widowbird (about 10%) and Black-winged Bishop (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 Mikumi National Park (33 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.
