Yellow-rumped Widowbird

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

Euplectes capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Arusha National Park
145 Verified records at Arusha National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis), also known as Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow, is a resident breeding Afromontane bird species. This common weaver occurs in less arid vegetated areas, such as fynbos, moist grassland and bracken-covered valleys at altitudes from sea level to the Ethiopian Highlands. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Widowbird sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 145 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
14 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
15 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
27 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
29 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
32 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
33 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
34 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
35 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
36 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
38 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Widowbird in Arusha National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Widowbird sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 145 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Widowbird in Arusha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Widowbird in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.

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