Euplectes

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Euplectes is a genus of passerine bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, that 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.Template:R

The genus Euplectes was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1829 with the southern red bishop as the type species.[1][2] The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "fine" or "good" with the Neo-Latin plectes meaning "weaver".[3] When choosing their mates, females within this genus will often choose males with longer tail lengths, even in species with comparatively shorter tail lengths.[4]

Species

The genus contains 18 species.[5]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
File:Euplectes afer by Mike's Birds.jpg Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned bishop sparsely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa
Euplectes diadematus Fire-fronted bishop Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania
File:Euplectes aureus cropped.jpg Euplectes aureus Golden-backed bishop western Angola and São Tomé Island
File:Black bishop bigodi dec05.jpg Euplectes gierowii Black bishop Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
File:Bishop, Zanzibar BW.jpg Euplectes nigroventris Zanzibar red bishop Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania
File:Black-winged Bishop, Sakania, DR Congo (5891715708).jpg Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged red bishop Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
File:Euplectes orix - Tiergarten Schönbrunn 5.jpg Euplectes orix Southern red bishop or red bishop, north to Angola, southern and eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo,northern Zambia southern Uganda north-east Nigeria and south-west Kenya
File:Orange Bishop 001.jpg Euplectes franciscanus Northern red bishop or orange bishop, Africa south of the Sahara Desert and north of the Equator
File:Yellow Bishop - Kenya S4E8557 (22662474520).jpg Euplectes capensis Yellow bishop Afromontane
File:Euplectes axillaris, Linunga, Birding Weto, a.jpg Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed widowbird Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
File:Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Ndassima, CAR (5958116143).jpg Euplectes macroura Yellow-mantled widowbird Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
File:Euplectes hartlaubi, Cuito-rivier, Birding Weto, a.jpg Euplectes hartlaubi Marsh widowbird Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
File:Moutain Marsh Widowbird flying.jpg Euplectes psammacromius Montane widowbird northeast Zambia, northern Malawi and the highlands of southwestern Tanzania
File:Spiegelwida.jpg Euplectes albonotatus White-winged widowbird Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
File:Red-collared Widowbird, Sakania, DR Congo (7147889925).jpg Euplectes ardens Red-collared widowbird Guinea, inland Sierra Leone, north Liberia, north Ivory Coast, southwest Niger, central and southeast Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, central and northeast Angola, Uganda, West Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northwest and south Mozambique, Eswatini and east South Africa
File:Red-cowled Widowbird - Ngorongoro - Tanzania (22861670271).jpg Euplectes laticauda Red-cowled widowbird Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and north Tanzania
File:Euplectes progne male South Africa cropped.jpg Euplectes progne Long-tailed widowbird Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, and Zambia
File:Jackson's Widowbird - Ngorongoro - Tanzania 0305 (22432180578).jpg Euplectes jacksoni Jackson's widowbird Kenya and Tanzania

Aviculture

The yellow-crowned bishop and northern red bishop are popular in aviculture.

References

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External links

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