Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) | Project Noah

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Photo by Saarbrigger

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Field Notes

Description:

The breeding male is scarlet apart from his black face, belly and wings and brown tail. The non-breeding male is yellow-brown, streaked above and shading to whitish below.

about 10 - 12 cm

Habitat:

Aqua Terra Zoo Vienna
in the wilde: Found at the tropical Africa from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola and Tanzania, especially in tall grassland and often near water.

Reference Links:

Black-winged Red Bishop

Species ID Suggestions

Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii

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Thanks Carolina and Liam for the ID. I think too it's the Euplectes hordeaceus.

Whatever it is, we don't grow them in Ohio! Great shot all jokes aside.

alicelongmartin

Beautiful!

I thought the color was too yellow for Euplectes hordeaceus, but I am colorblind. Your call.

I thought it was an Euplectes hordeaceus!

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