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- Euplectes nigroventris
Identification
A distinctive Red Bishop which shows far more black than the other species. In particular most individuals show no red from throat to belly (some inland Kenyan birds do have scattered red feathers on the throat).
Distribution
southeastern Kenya to eastern Tanzania, Zanzibar, Pemba, and northern Mozambique.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.1
Habitat
Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
