Zanzibar red bishop

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

Egg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden

Zanzibar red bishop
Captive at Butterfly World, Florida

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Euplectes
Species:
E. nigroventris
Binomial name
Euplectes nigroventris
Cassin, 1848

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Euplectes nigroventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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