Zanzibar Red Bishop
Euplectes nigroventrisCassin, J, 1848
English (US) Zanzibar Red Bishop
The Zanzibar Red Bishop (Euplectes nigroventris) 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: southeastern Kenya to eastern Tanzania, Zanzibar, Pemba, and northern MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes nigroventris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Zanzibar Red Bishop
- Described by
- Cassin, J, 1848
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Cassin, J, 1848
- Type locality
- Zanzibar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4 p.66
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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