Bishops and Widowbirds
Euplectes
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.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Southern Red Bishop
speciesEuplectes orix
Yellow Bishop
speciesEuplectes capensis
Northern Red Bishop
speciesEuplectes franciscanus
Yellow-crowned Bishop
speciesEuplectes afer
Long-tailed Widowbird
speciesEuplectes progne
Fan-tailed Widowbird
speciesEuplectes axillaris
White-winged Widowbird
speciesEuplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widowbird
speciesEuplectes ardens
Black-winged Bishop
speciesEuplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
speciesEuplectes macroura
Black Bishop
speciesEuplectes gierowii
Red-cowled Widowbird
speciesEuplectes laticauda
Zanzibar Red Bishop
speciesEuplectes nigroventris
Jackson's Widowbird
speciesEuplectes jacksoni
Marsh Widowbird
speciesEuplectes hartlaubi
Buff-shouldered Widowbird
speciesEuplectes psammacromius
Golden-backed Bishop
speciesEuplectes aureus
Fire-fronted Bishop
speciesEuplectes diadematus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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