Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowiiCabanis, JL, 1880
English (US) Black Bishop
The Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii) 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.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes gierowii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Bishop
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1880
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Euplectes gierowii ansorgei
- Euplectes gierowii friederichseni
- Euplectes gierowii gierowii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1880
- Type locality
- interior of southwestern Africa (Malange [northern Angola], in Reichenow (1904, Vog. Afr., 3, p. 118)).
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 28, no.149 p.106
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Zanzibar Red Bishop
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Black-winged Red Bishop
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Yellow-crowned Bishop
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Fire-fronted Bishop
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Golden-backed Bishop
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Yellow Bishop
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Yellow-mantled Widowbird
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