Golden-backed Bishop
Euplectes aureus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Golden-backed Bishop
The Golden-backed Bishop (Euplectes aureus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: scrub of coastal Angola; São ToméRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes aureus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-backed Bishop
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia aurea
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Benguela (ex Brown, 1776, Nouv. Illustr. Zool., pi. 25).
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.846
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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