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Euplectes (bishops)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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. It contains the following species in taxonomic order:
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Species

Euplectes afer (Yellow-crowned Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes albonotatus (White-winged Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes ardens (Red-collared Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes aureus (Golden-backed Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes axillaris (Fan-tailed Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes capensis (yellow bishop)
Euplectes diadematus (Fire-fronted Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes franciscanus (Orange Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes gierowii (Black Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes hartlaubi (Marsh Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes hordeaceus (Black-winged Red Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes jacksoni (Jackson's Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes macroura (Yellow-mantled Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes nigroventris (Zanzibar Red Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes orix (Southern Red Bishop) (Attributes)
Euplectes progne (Long-tailed Widowbird) (Attributes)
Euplectes psammacromius (Montane Widowbird) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0