Northern Red Bishop
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
A simple vista
Native to Africa, this colorful weaver is a popular cagebird, and escapees have established nesting populations in coastal southern California and in the Houston area in Texas. Escaped birds are sometimes seen elsewhere, especially in Florida, and the species is well established in Puerto Rico.
Todo el texto de la guía de aves y los mapas de distribución fueron adaptados de Lives of North American Birds de Kenn Kaufman© 1996, utilizado con permiso de Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Reservados todos los derechos.
Categoría
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Hábitat
Fields, Meadows, and Grasslands, Freshwater Wetlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Comportamiento
Direct Flight, Hopping
Rango e identificación
Descripción
Tamaño
About the size of a Sparrow
Color
Black, Brown, Orange, Red, Tan, White, Yellow
Forma de alas
Rounded, Short
Forma de cola
Rounded, Short, Square-tipped
Cantos y llamadas
Tipo de canto
Buzz, Chirp/Chip, Complex, Twitter
Hábitat
Widespread in semi-open habitats, including brushy thickets, overgrown fields, and the edges of marshes and ponds.
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Comportamiento
Huevos
2-4 plain blue eggs. Incubation is by the female, about 2 weeks. Young: Female feeds the young in the nest for about 2 weeks until they fledge.
Comportamiento alimentario
Usually forages in small flocks, feeding on the ground or in dense low cover.
Dieta
Feeds mainly on seeds, especially those of grasses; also some insects.
Nidificación
Male performs a courtship display by flying about slowly over his territory with his red and black body plumage fully puffed out. The male builds the nest, a spherical mass of plant stems with the entrance on the side, and the female adds finer material inside to line the nest.
