[NORTHERN RED BISHOP]

Euplectes franciscanus

Status: No accepted records.

Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, both in east-central Africa (Gill et al 2022).

Comments: A male on the University of Nebraska – Omaha campus, Douglas Co 29 Sep 2016 was unexpected; photo above. There are no known established populations closer than Texas, southern California, and New York (eBird.org, accessed Nov 2023).

A reference to the above sighting as a female on 27 Sep 2016 (Silcock 2016) was in error.

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Literature Cited

Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2.  http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

Silcock, W.R. 2016. Fall Field Report, August-November 2016. NBR 84: 154-179.

Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2023. Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Birds of Nebraska – Online

Updated 30 Nov 2023