Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii - Euplecte de Gierow

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Plocéidés
Genus
:
Euplectes
Species
:
gierowii

Descriptor

Cabanis, 1880

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 22 à 36 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Euplectes gierowii gierowii (sw DRCongo and nw Angola)
Euplectes gierowii ansorgei (Cameroon to s Sudan, sw Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya)
Euplectes gierowii friederichseni (s Kenya and n Tanzania)

Foreign names

Euplecte de Gierow,
Obispo negro,
bispo-preto,
Bischofsweber,
Zwarte Vuurwever,
Vescovo nero,
orangekragad eldvävare,
Ildkragebisp,
tkáčik biskupský,
snovač Gierowův,
Angolaildvæver,
kultakauluspiispa,
bisbe de Gierow,
wikłacz kryzowany,
Чёрный огненный бархатный ткач,
クロキンランチョウ,
黑巧织雀,
orangekragad eldvävare,
黑寡婦鳥,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations