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...

family with over 60 different species. Its sister species is the Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix). This species is most recognizable by the bright...

The black-winged red bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus), formerly known in southern Africa as the fire-crowned bishop, is a resident breeding bird species...

The Zanzibar red bishop (Euplectes nigroventris) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. BirdLife...

palm tree, India Male Quelea at nest concealed in thorny Senegalia shrub Red bishop constructing a nest in reeds, South Africa Nests of a colony of Sakalava...

The red-billed quelea (/ˈkwiːliə/; Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long...

like red-billed quelea, fan-tailed widowbird, southern red bishop, white-winged widowbird, and yellow bishop. Typical of polygynous species, male red-collared...

by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1829 with the southern red bishop as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning...

yellow bishop, but the latter species is larger and lacks the yellow crown. Non-breeding males and females can be confused with those of the southern red bishop...

nest Weaverbird at nest, West Bengal, India Male perched on his nest in southern India A winter flock Nests hanging from palm (Phoenix sp.) fronds Nests...