Kenya
 
Southern Red Bishop
In the weaver family Ploceidae...a
gregarious bird in southern Sub-Saharan
Africa...small, dumpy and striking.
Euplectes orix
(L 4")
Road from Masai Mara
to Kisumu
25Oct2014
© eBird
Euplectes in Greek means good
woven; orix in Latin means rice
(referring to this bird’s diet).
© Justin
Schuetz
Macaulay
Library