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The northern red bishop or orange bishop (''Euplectes franciscanus'') is a weaver belonging to the family Ploceidae. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the southern red bishop (''Euplectes orix'') of the southern half of Africa. The two are now usually classified as separate species. ==Description== The northern red bishop is a stocky 13–15 cm. bird. The breeding male is scarlet apart from his black head and waistcoat, and brown wings and tail. The conical bill is thick and black. The non-breeding male is pale yellow streaked above and shading to whitish below. It has a buff supercilium. Females are similar, but smaller. Young birds have wider pale fringes on their flight feathers. Recently this bird has been spotted in North America due to an accidental release from a Texan pet shop. They are quite numerous and breeding freely. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「northern red bishop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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