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Southern red bishop

Euplectes orix (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The southern red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.7 g to 25.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix)
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the southern red bishop

Weight
20.7 g – 25.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.1 – 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the southern red bishop

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Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix)
Alandmanson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix)
Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the southern red bishop live?

Not recorded

What is the southern red bishop?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

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Is the southern red bishop endangered?

The southern red bishop is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the southern red bishop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusEuplectes
  7. SpeciesEuplectes orix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Emberiza orix, Euplectes oryx, Loxia oryx, Loxia tricolor

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • Red bishopEnglish
  • Red bishopEnglish
  • Red bishop birdEnglish
  • SRBIEnglish
  • RooivinkAfrikaans
  • BorrelvinkAfrikaans
  • Ориксов тъкачBulgarian
  • Teixidor vermellCatalan
  • bisbe vermell meridionalCatalan
  • snovač červenýCzech
  • snovač kaferskýCzech
  • esgob cochWelsh
  • OryxvæverDanish
  • OryxweberGerman
  • Oryx-WeberGerman
  • fajra teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Obispo rojoSpanish
  • punapiispaFinnish
  • IgnicoloreFrench
  • Euplecte ignicoloreFrench
  • Easpag scarlóideachIrish
  • Aspick jiargScottish Gaelic
  • vatrena pletiljaCroatian
  • Orix-szövőmadárHungarian
  • Vescovo rossoItalian
  • オオキンランチョウJapanese
  • raudonasis aksominis audėjasLithuanian
  • GrenadierweverDutch
  • rødbispNorwegian
  • wikłacz ognistyPolish
  • لال بشپWestern Panjabi
  • bispo-vermelhoPortuguese
  • bispo-vermelho-de-asa-castanhaPortuguese
  • Cardeal-do-capimPortuguese
  • Cardeal-tecelão-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Огненный ткачикRussian
  • Огненный бархатный ткачRussian
  • tkáčik plavokrídlySlovak
  • Oriks biskupSerbian
  • EldvävareSwedish
  • sydlig eldvävareSwedish
  • Turuncu PiskoposTurkish
  • Kızıl piskopos kuşuTurkish
  • mohubeTswana
  • вайдаг вогнистийUkrainian
  • Giáo sĩ đỏ phương NamVietnamese
  • 紅寡婦鳥Chinese
  • 红巧织雀Chinese

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Relatives of the southern red bishop

Other species in the same genus Euplectes.

CompareSouthern red bishop vs Long-tailed widowbirdSouthern red bishop vs Northern red bishopSouthern red bishop vs Yellow-crowned bishopSouthern red bishop vs Jackson's widowbird

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the southern red bishop?

An adult southern red bishop weighs 20.7 g – 25.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the southern red bishop endangered?

The southern red bishop is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the southern red bishop?

The southern red bishop (Euplectes orix) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{southern_red_bishop_2026,
  title = {Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-red-bishop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}