Euplectes

Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
The Yellow-crowned Bishop is a small bird of grasslands and wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa. It mainly eats seeds, and breeding males puff out yellow back feathers and call.
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Breeding male White-winged Widowbirds are black, with yellow and white shoulder patches and conspicuous white wing panels in flight. The species feeds on grass seeds and other foods in grassland.
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
This widowbird inhabits grasslands and other open areas south of the Sahara. The breeding male is striking, with a black body, red collar, and elongated tail feathers.
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
Breeding males are black, with red shoulders and a long tail. Outside the breeding season, males and females are browner, and the birds feed on grass seeds and other foods.
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
This weaver occurs widely in parts of southern, central, and eastern Africa. Males change in appearance between breeding and non-breeding plumages, and the birds eat grass seeds as well as insects.
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
The Northern Red Bishop changes markedly in the male's breeding plumage. Flocks feed mainly on seeds in wet grasslands and marshes.
Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii
A bird with separated populations in western, central and eastern Africa. Breeding males are conspicuous for a black head and rump with an orange-yellow back.
Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi
This weaver occurs patchily in central and eastern Africa, using swampy grassland and nearby cultivated areas. The male's tail and plumage change with breeding phase.
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
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.
Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
Jackson's Widowbird inhabits grasslands in Kenya and northeastern Tanzania. In the breeding season, the male displays its black plumage and long tail.
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
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.
Red Bishop Euplectes orix
The Red Bishop is a southern African bird whose breeding males turn red and black. It gathers in grassland and waterside reed beds and feeds on seeds and insects.
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
The Yellow-crowned Bishop is a small bird of grasslands and wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa. It mainly eats seeds, and breeding males puff out yellow back feathers and call.
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
This widowbird inhabits grasslands and other open areas south of the Sahara. The breeding male is striking, with a black body, red collar, and elongated tail feathers.
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
This bird lives in moist grassland. The breeding male has a long tail, while females and males outside the breeding season are brown and streaked.
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
Breeding males are black, with red shoulders and a long tail. Outside the breeding season, males and females are browner, and the birds feed on grass seeds and other foods.
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
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.
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Breeding male White-winged Widowbirds are black, with yellow and white shoulder patches and conspicuous white wing panels in flight. The species feeds on grass seeds and other foods in grassland.
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
The Northern Red Bishop changes markedly in the male's breeding plumage. Flocks feed mainly on seeds in wet grasslands and marshes.
Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
Jackson's Widowbird inhabits grasslands in Kenya and northeastern Tanzania. In the breeding season, the male displays its black plumage and long tail.
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
This weaver occurs widely in parts of southern, central, and eastern Africa. Males change in appearance between breeding and non-breeding plumages, and the birds eat grass seeds as well as insects.
Red Bishop Euplectes orix
The Red Bishop is a southern African bird whose breeding males turn red and black. It gathers in grassland and waterside reed beds and feeds on seeds and insects.
Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi
This weaver occurs patchily in central and eastern Africa, using swampy grassland and nearby cultivated areas. The male's tail and plumage change with breeding phase.
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
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.