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title: "Southern Red Bishop"
description: "Euplectes orix — Birds. The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-red-bishop
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Red Bishop

> Euplectes orix — Birds. The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae.

- Scientific name: *Euplectes orix*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 6981
- Wikidata: [Q183396](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183396)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13962](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13962)

## Names

- en: Southern Red Bishop
- de: Oryxweber
- es: Obispo Rojo
- fr: Euplecte ignicolore
- nl: Grenadierwever
- pt: Cardeal-tecelão-vermelho
- pl: Wikłacz ognisty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5824), NA (134), TZ (120), ZW (94), UG (72), ZM (72), BW (35), MW (34), SZ (32), RW (26), MZ (20), KE (19)

## Summary

The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae. It is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa south of the Equator. North of the Equator, it is replaced by the northern red bishop or orange bishop (E. franciscanus) which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of this species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_red_bishop

## Photo

![Southern Red Bishop](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-red-bishop/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66870136

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-red-bishop?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).