Northern Red Bishop

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When to see the Northern Red Bishop

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Northern Red Bishop

The map shades 35 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Spain, United Arab Emirates.

About the Northern Red Bishop

The northern red bishop or orange bishop is a small passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is part of the largest genus in the family with over 60 different species. Its sister species is the Southern red bishop. This species is most recognizable by the bright reddish orange with contrasting black plumage displayed by the breeding male. It is most common throughout the northern African continent but has also been introduced to areas in the western hemisphere.

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Easily confused with

Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisThe yellow bishop is a stocky 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long bird. Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceusThe black-winged red bishop is a stocky 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) bird. Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraMales are larger than females and acquire longer tails and striking black and golden yellow plumages in the breeding season.

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