Southern Red Bishop - Euplectes orix

Euplecte ignicolore

Southern Red Bishop male adult breeding, aspect, pigmentation, courting display, Behaviour
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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  • aspect
  • pigmentation
  • courting display
  • comportement
  • ♂
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Obispo rojo
  • bispo-vermelho-de-asa-castanha
  • Oryxweber
  • Euplectes orix
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Ploceidae
Species : Southern Red Bishop

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O.Net ref. : cadw26028
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Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2007 Jan
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Rondebult Rondebult
Lat. : 26° 16' 18'' South
Lng. : 28° 13' 18'' East

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

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 550 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no