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
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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