Zanzibar Red Bishop

Zanzibar Red BishopA breeding-plumage male Zanzibar Red Bishop shows a red crown and forehead above mostly black underparts. It feeds on seeds in wet grass, and nest and female records are documented in Tanzania.What does it look like?In a breeding-plumage adult male, the crown and forehead are red and most of the underparts are black. Some inland Tanzanian birds have a red throat as well.How does it live?A breeding-plumage male Zanzibar Red Bishop shows a red crown and forehead above mostly black underparts. It feeds on seeds in wet grass, and nest and female records are documented in Tanzania.It uses grassy, shrubby wetlands and feeds mainly on seeds, mostly on the ground. Oiseaux.net lists it as sedentary and seed-eating. In Tanzania, photographs document nests, eggs, and a female at a nest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.