Wikipedia: Red bishop Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Observations
🔍 No documented observation
Description
Classification: Genus
Euplectes (
Euplectes); Family
Ploceidae (
Ploceidae)
General:
The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae. It is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa south of the Equator. North of the Equator, it is replaced by the northern red bishop or orange bishop (E. franciscanus) which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of this species.
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