Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Red Bishop

Red Bishop Euplectes orix

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Little Bishop, Southern Red-Bishop, Grenadier Weaver
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  South Africa - Sep, 2001 © Jean-Philippe Paris  South Africa - Sep, 2001 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa - Nov, 2004 © Andy Balinsky 
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Range

(1) E. Zaire, sw. Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, sw. and cs. Kenya, w. and c. Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.
(2) Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique and e. South Africa (Transvaal).
(3) S. Namibia and South Africa (n. Natal and Cape Province).
(4) N. Angola, s. Zaire, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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