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Orange Bishop

Euplectes franciscanusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Weavers (Ploceidae)
Codes: Common Name: ORBI Scientific Name: EUPFRA ITIS Taxonomic No.: 554258
Orange Bishop Breeding Male Body Illustration

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like Head
  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Brown to brown-black.
  • Head Pattern: Capped, Plain, Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Orange-red
  • Throat Color: Orange-red
  • Cere color: No Data
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Orange Bishop Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

Topo Map: Perching-like Body
  • Length Range: 11-14 cm (4.5-5.5 in)
  • Weight: 9 g (0.3 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Orange, Brown, Black
  • Underparts: Black
  • Upperparts: Orange-red
  • Back Pattern: No Data
  • Belly Pattern: No Data
  • Breast Pattern: No Data
Orange Bishop Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like Flight
  • Flight Pattern: Alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Orange-red
  • Under Tail: Orange-red
  • Leg Color: Pink-orange
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Family Weavers (Ploceidae)_blue
Species Euplectes franciscanus
Length4.5 - 5.5 Inches
Wingspan Inches

Orange Bishop

Orange Bishop: 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. AKA Orange Weaver Finch.

● Song: No data available.

● Foraging & Feeding: Orange Bishop: Feeds on green and ripe seeds of grass and small brush. Forages on the ground or by hanging from seed heads of grass and plant stems; also feeds on new leaves and flowers of small shrubs.

● Breeding & nesting: Orange Bishop: Three to five white eggs are laid in a neat suspended globe nest made of long grass and built in a shrub close to the ground. Eggs are incubated for 25 days by the female.

● Similar species: Orange Bishop: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.
Orange Bishop Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Orange Bishop: Native to northwest and eastern Africa; introduced to and established in Puerto Rico and Bermuda. Inhabits open savanna with tall shrubs and trees.
BreedingPolygamous
Population
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.3 Ounces
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The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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