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Within Vinony's link graph, Southern Red Bishop is referenced by 172 other articles, and connects out to binomial nomenclature, Nigeria and Kenya.
Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Birds described in 1758 and Birds of Southern Africa.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernDer Oryxweber (Euplectes orix) zählt innerhalb der Familie der Webervögel (Ploceidae) zur Gattung der Feuerweber (Euplectes).
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Euplectes orix
- Commons category
- Euplectes orix
- Commons gallery
- Euplectes orix
- taxon common name
- bispo-vermelho-de-asa-castanha
- litter size
- 3.2
- egg incubation period
- 12
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae. It is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa south of the Equator. North of the Equator, it is replaced by the northern red bishop or orange bishop (E. franciscanus) which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of this species.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Southern Red Bishop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.