Euplectes
| Euplectes | |
|---|---|
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| Black-winged red bishop (E. hordeaceus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Euplectes Swainson, 1829 |
| Species | |
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About 17, see text | |
Euplectes is a genus of passerine bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It contains the bishops and widowbirds. They are all native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is believed that all birds in the genus are probably polygynous.[1]
It contains the following species in taxonomic order:
- Yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer
- Fire-fronted bishop, Euplectes diadematus
- Black bishop, Euplectes gierowii
- Black-winged red bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
- Northern red bishop or orange bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
- Southern red bishop or red bishop, Euplectes orix
- Zanzibar red bishop, Euplectes nigroventris
- Golden-backed bishop, Euplectes aureus
- Yellow bishop, Euplectes capensis
- Fan-tailed widowbird, Euplectes axillaris
- Yellow-mantled widowbird, Euplectes macroura
- White-winged widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus
- Red-collared widowbird, Euplectes ardens
- Marsh widowbird, Euplectes hartlaubi
- Montane widowbird, Euplectes psammacromius
- Long-tailed widowbird, Euplectes progne
- Jackson's widowbird, Euplectes jacksoni
Aviculture
The yellow-crowned bishop and northern red bishop are popular in aviculture
References
- ↑ Craig, Adrian J. F. K. (1980). "Behaviour and evolution in the genus Euplectes". Journal of Ornithology 121 (2): 144–161. doi:10.1007/BF01642928.
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