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Least Concern

Black-winged Red Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.

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The Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) is a member of the Ploceidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 19.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  4. Genus Euplectes
  5. Species hordeaceus

Where it lives

Western, central, eastern, southeastern

Quick facts

Weight
19.4 g
Family
Ploceidae

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Black-winged Red Bishop is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.

Behaviour

A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Black-winged Red Bishop is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) belongs to the Ploceidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF w, c, e, se.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19.4 g, with a wing length of about 7.3 cm and a tail of around 4.4 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5.1 million km².

Songs & calls

Black-winged Red Bishop — Call, song, song and call

Recorded by Peter Boesman Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Black-winged Red Bishop?

The Black-winged Red Bishop is a small bird that weighs around 19.4 g.

Where does the Black-winged Red Bishop live?

The Black-winged Red Bishop is found across Africa with a range covering AF w, c, e, se, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Black-winged Red Bishop belong to?

The Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) belongs to the Ploceidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Black-winged Red Bishop eat?

The Black-winged Red Bishop is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.

Does the Black-winged Red Bishop migrate?

The Black-winged Red Bishop is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Black-winged Red Bishop endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Black-winged Red Bishop make?

1 real field recording of the Black-winged Red Bishop — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Black-winged Red Bishop's range?

The Black-winged Red Bishop has a mapped global range of about 5.1 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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