Fire-fronted Bishop
Euplectes diadematusFischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1878
English (US) Fire-fronted Bishop
The Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus) 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: southwestern Somalia to eastern Kenya and far northeastern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes diadematus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fire-fronted Bishop
- Described by
- Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1878
- Type locality
- Malindi [Kenya coast].
- Original description
- Ornithologisches Centralblatt 3 p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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