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Euplectes orix nigrifrons |
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Euplectes orix nigrifrons |
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Ignicolore |
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Red Bishop |
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Breeding male is distinguished from its cousin E. hordaceus by its smaller size and its black (not red) forehead. Otherwise, plumage is rather similar with black chest and belly and red back, head and neck. Black mask. Non-breeding male looks like sparrow females. |
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Common is the East of the province. |
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During the non-breeding period, this bird is gregarious and forages in groups of tens of individuals. In the evening, they go back to common dormitories. |
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Seeds. |
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Nidification takes place during the second part of the rainy season. Nest is oval-shaped with a lateral entrance on top. It is hung in tall grasses, at a maximum height of 2 m. During the display flight, male is conspicuous and chase all the rivals entering in its space. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
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