Black-winged Red Bishop

Black-winged Red BishopThe breeding male is red and black, while the nonbreeding male is yellow-brown and white. It uses damp grassland and farmland near water and feeds on seeds and grain on the ground.What does it look like?In breeding plumage, the male has a scarlet head, neck, and upper breast, with a black mask, belly, and wings and a brown tail. The nonbreeding male is streaked yellowish-brown above and white below; the female is paler.How does it live?The breeding male is red and black, while the nonbreeding male is yellow-brown and white. It uses damp grassland and farmland near water and feeds on seeds and grain on the ground.It uses open country near water, damp grassland, and farms. It feeds on grass seeds and grain on the ground and sometimes takes insects. One account describes a spherical nest in tall grass.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.