Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus

Black-winged Red Bishop
Black-winged Red Bishop
Black-winged Red Bishop
The Black-winged Red Bishop is a weaver bird (weaves suspended nest of shredded palm leaves) native to sub-Saharan Africa. It looks similar to the Northern and the Southern Red Bishops (Euplectes franciscanus/orix), but, as its name indicates, it has black wings as shown above.
Black-winged Red Bishop male
Black-winged Red Bishop
Black-winged Red Bishop
Male breeding plumage
Black-winged Red Bishop Male breeding plumage
Black-winged Red Bishop male non-breeding Male non-breeding plumage (retains black wings)
Black-winged Red Bishop female Female all-season plumage
Black-winged Red Bishop female
Black-winged Red Bishop
Black-winged Red Bishop
Female all-season plumage