Widowbird
| Euplectes | |
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| Black-winged red bishop (E. hordeaceus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: |
Euplectes Swainson, 1829 |
| Species | |
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About 17, see text |
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About 17, see text
Euplectes is a genus of passerine bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It contains the bishops and widowbirds. They are all native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is believed that all birds in the genus are probably polygynous.
It contains the following species in taxonomic order:
The yellow-crowned bishop and northern red bishop are popular in aviculture
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