Black-winged Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus)

Black-winged Bishop, a reference photo — Photo: Nigel Voaden from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The black-winged red bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus), formerly known in southern Africa as the fire-crowned bishop, is a resident breeding bird species in tropical Africa from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-winged Bishop being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Euplectes nigroventris
Euplectes gierowii
Euplectes franciscanus
Euplectes orix

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Euplectes
Species: Euplectes hordeaceus

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