Small weaver finch with bright orange-red body and black belly. The head has a black crown, face, and bill and the wings are brown. Orange-red uppertail coverts are very long and extend over the short, brown tail. Native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Interesting Information

• The Orange Bishop was first described in 1789 by Paul Erdmann Isert, a German botanist.

• It is also known as the Red Bishop, Grenadier Weaver, Orange Bishop Weaver, and Orange Weaver.

• It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Southern Red Bishop of the southern half of Africa. The two are now usually classified as separate species.

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