Bird
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus · Ploceidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsFeb · Oct–Novmost records
Records8,959in 24 countries
Most seen inGhana2,389 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Black-winged Bishop in brief
The black-winged bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) is a bird of the Ploceidae family — species of bird.
Across the 24 countries we cover it has 8,959 published records, most of them from Ghana, Gambia and Nigeria. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in February, October and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Ghana2,389 records · best Nov, Oct
Gambia1,458 records · best Nov, Feb
Nigeria1,419 records · best Oct, Sep
Malawi671 records · best May, Feb
Democratic Republic of the Congo569 records · best Feb, Mar
Mozambique550 records · best Dec, Feb
Angola293 records · best Jun, Mar
Cameroon291 records · best Aug, Oct
São Tomé and Príncipe286 records · best Jan, May
Benin278 records · best Oct, Sep
Ivory Coast147 records · best Nov, Aug
Guinea125 records · best Nov, Oct
Sierra Leone94 records · best May, Dec
Guinea-Bissau73 records · best Oct, Jun
Gabon69 records · best Jan, May
Liberia43 records · best Nov, Oct
Burundi42 records · best Mar, May
Togo41 records · best Aug, Nov
Republic of the Congo38 records · best Mar, Jan
Burkina Faso34 records · best Sep, Oct
South Sudan22 records · best Sep, Jun
Qatar15 records · best Apr, May
Mali11 records · best Aug, Feb
Maldives1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.