Genus

Bishops and Widowbirds

Euplectes

14 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

Species in this group

Euplectes orix

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Euplectes capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes franciscanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes progne

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes gierowii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Euplectes albonotatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euplectes macroura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euplectes ardens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euplectes axillaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euplectes nigroventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euplectes hordeaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes afer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes jacksoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplectes diadematus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bishops and Widowbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 27 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~90%
	Red Bishop			~50%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~40%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			~40%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~60%
	White-winged Widowbird			~30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~20%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	9 of 14	~60%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			~10%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8 of 14	~50%
	Red Bishop			~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 14	~50%
	White-winged Widowbird			~30%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 14	~50%
	Black Bishop			~40%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 14	~50%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~20%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~50%
	Orange Bishop			~40%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~40%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
10	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~30%
	Red Bishop			~20%
11	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~40%
	Red Bishop			~10%
12	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 14	~40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
13	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7 of 14	~40%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 14	~40%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
15	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~40%
	White-winged Widowbird			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
16	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 14	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7 of 14	~30%
	White-winged Widowbird			~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
18	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 14	~30%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~30%
19	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 14	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~30%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8 of 14	~30%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
21	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 14	~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
22	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5 of 14	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~30%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
24	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 14	~20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
25	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 14	~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
26	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 14	~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
27	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 14	~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~20%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			~10%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
29	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 14	~20%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
30	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 14	~20%
	Black Bishop			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~20%
	Red Bishop			~20%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
33	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5 of 14	~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4 of 14	~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
35	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
36	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 14	~20%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
37	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 14	~20%
	Orange Bishop			~20%
38	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 14	~20%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			~10%
	Zanzibar Bishop			<5%
39	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 14	~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
40	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 14	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
41	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
42	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
	Fire-fronted Bishop			<5%
43	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
44	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 14	~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
45	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 14	~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
46	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
47	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
48	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
49	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 14	<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
50	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
51	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
52	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 14	<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
53	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~60%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~60%
2	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 14	~50%
	Red Bishop			~20%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~20%
	Yellow-shouldered Widowbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			~10%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 14	~50%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~40%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
4	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 14	~50%
	Zanzibar Bishop			~40%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
5	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~40%
	Red Bishop			~30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			~10%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
6	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~30%
	Red Bishop			~30%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	Long-tailed Widow-bird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
7	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 14	~20%
	Red Bishop			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			~10%
8	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	Red Bishop			~20%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
9	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	Red Bishop			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
10	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
11	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~10%
	Red-collared Widowbird			<5%
	White-winged Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
	Jackson's Widowbird			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
12	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
13	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	2 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
14	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 14	~10%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			~10%
15	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
16	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 14	~10%
	Red Bishop			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Widowbird			<5%
17	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 14	~10%
	Red Bishop			~10%
18	Lomé	🇹🇬 Togo	1 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bishop			~10%
19	Kumasi	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 14	~10%
	Black-winged Bishop			~10%
20	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 14	~10%
	Fan-tailed Widowbird			<5%
	Black Bishop			<5%
21	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 14	<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
22	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 14	<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
23	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	<5%
	Red Bishop			<5%
24	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 14	<5%
	Black-winged Bishop			<5%
25	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%
26	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 14	<5%
	Yellow-crowned Bishop			<5%
27	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Orange Bishop			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
11	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
14	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
15	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
16	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Halls Gap Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
19	African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
20	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Bloedel Conservatory	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
23	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
24	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
25	Aquatopia	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
26	Landgoed Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
27	Limburg Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity

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Bishops and Widowbirds

Species in this group

Red Bishop

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

Orange Bishop

Long-tailed Widow-bird

Black Bishop

White-winged Widowbird

Yellow-shouldered Widowbird

Red-collared Widowbird

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Zanzibar Bishop

Black-winged Bishop

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Jackson's Widowbird

Fire-fronted Bishop

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bishops and Widowbirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found