Euplectes nigroventris
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Bishop sighting in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Zanzibar Bishop in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July to November, the lowest months. May has too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Zanzibar Bishop sightings, Mkomazi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Amboseli National Park (Kenya, under 5%).
Same genus: Euplectes
The closest relatives of the Zanzibar Bishop that you can see in Mkomazi National Park (genus Euplectes, Bishops and Widowbirds) are White-winged Widowbird (about 30%), 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 Mkomazi National Park (35 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.
