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'''Alternative names: Orange Bishop''' | '''Alternative names: Orange Bishop''' | ||
;[[: Category:Euplectes|Euplectes]] franciscanus | ;[[: Category:Euplectes|Euplectes]] franciscanus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[Image:Northern Red Bishop Pair.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Displaying male and female <br /> {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Kotu, [[The Gambia]], October 2008]] | + | [[Image:Northern Red Bishop Pair.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Displaying male and female <br />Photo © by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Kotu, [[The Gambia]], October 2008]] |
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Native across [[Africa]] south of Sahara, it is found naturalized in other parts of the world due to the cage trade. | Native across [[Africa]] south of Sahara, it is found naturalized in other parts of the world due to the cage trade. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:Northern Red Bishop 1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Transitional plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|whiteheadedvulture|whiteheadedvulture}}<br />Accra, [[Ghana]], 27 April 2020]] | ||
This is either a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, or one containing two subspecies, ''franciscanus'' and ''pusillus''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | This is either a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, or one containing two subspecies, ''franciscanus'' and ''pusillus''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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Their diet consists mostly of small grass seeds and insects. In West Africa they seem to prefer millet seeds. | Their diet consists mostly of small grass seeds and insects. In West Africa they seem to prefer millet seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | ||
#What Bird | #What Bird | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euplectes+franciscanus}} | {{GSearch|Euplectes+franciscanus}} | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://africanbirdclub.org/afbid/search/browse/species/2269 View more images of this species on the African Bird Image Database] |
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Euplectes]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Euplectes]] | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 27 April 2020
Alternative names: Orange Bishop
- Euplectes franciscanus
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
- Orange-red body
- Back belly
- Black forehead, crown, lores , cheek and ear-coverts
- Brown wings
- Long orange-red uppertail coverts (extend over short, brown tail)
Non-breeding male, female, and juvenile
- Brown-streaked upperparts
- Pale yellow throat
- Brown-streaked yellow sides
- White underparts
- Pinkish-grey bill
Distribution
Native across Africa south of Sahara, it is found naturalized in other parts of the world due to the cage trade.
Taxonomy
This is either a monotypic species[1], or one containing two subspecies, franciscanus and pusillus[2].
Habitat
Open savanna with tall shrubs and trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small grass seeds and insects. In West Africa they seem to prefer millet seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
- What Bird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Northern Red Bishop. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Red_Bishop
