Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus)

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Fischer & Reichenow, 1878

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania [United Republic of].

C, southern and eastern Kenya, south-eastern Somalia and north-eastern Tanzania.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus) [XC468999]
by id from Sagala Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya (song)

Fire-fronted Bishop (Euplectes diadematus) [XC468507]
by Frank Lambert from Sagala Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya (song, song and song flight)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

This species and Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) have sometimes been placed in a separate genus, Taha, and considered to form a superspecies, but close relationship not supported by molecular data.

References
See References.

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