2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1957
First collected
1964
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1957 by R.T. Abbott, Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia (Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; (NE) Pwani Mchangani). The Museum last collected it in 1964; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 27, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
87 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-27
中国 福建省厦门市思明区 观音山
(c) orientalstork, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani, Thailand
(c) Radu L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
eNkovukeni, South Africa
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Thiruvalluvar Nagar Beach, Valmiki Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600041, India
(c) Sagarika Gupta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-19
Ban Laem District, Phetchaburi, TH
(c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
沖縄県 石垣市 名蔵湾
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-09
Kusini, TZ-ZS, TZ
no rights reserved
2025-10-17
Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani, Thailand
(c) Hans Hillewaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)