Southern Red Bishop - Euplectes orix

Euplecte ignicolore

Southern Red Bishop male adult breeding — Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden (Roodepoort). Small birds feeding on seeds. They breed in colonies, in reed beds, sometimes in crops, and are associated with water. They live in grasslands and savannahs, near water. Common and widespread, they are highly gregarious. Petits oiseaux se nourrissant de graines. Ils nichent en colonies, dans les roselières, parfois dans les cultures, et sont associés à l'eau. Ils vivent dans les zones herbeuses et les savanes. Communs et largement répandus, ils sont très grégaires.

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♂
adult
breeding
Obispo rojo
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Oryxweber
Euplectes orix
Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order : Passériformes
Family : Ploceidae
Species : Southern Red Bishop

Geographic range by countries

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw19859
Author : C. de Wet
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2005 Dec
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Witwatersrand
Lat. : 26° 11' 59'' South
Lng. : 28° 10' 17'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/750 s

aperture : 7.1

Focal length : 200 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no