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genus

Euplectes

Euplectes is a genus in the family Ploceidae. This database currently files 18 species under it.

Species filed
18
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
0
With a free photo
89%
Weight range
12.5 g – 37 g

Best-known members of Euplectes

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Euplectes?

17 of 18 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern17100%

All species in Euplectes

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Southern red bishopEuplectes orixPloceidaeLeast Concern23 gNot recorded
Long-tailed widowbirdEuplectes prognePloceidaeLeast Concern35.1 gNot recorded
Northern red bishopEuplectes franciscanusPloceidaeLeast Concern16 gNot recorded
Yellow-crowned bishopEuplectes aferPloceidaeLeast Concern14.3 gNot recorded
Jackson's widowbirdEuplectes jacksoniPloceidaeLeast Concern37 gNot recorded
Yellow bishopEuplectes capensisPloceidaeLeast Concern30.5 gNot recorded
Black-winged red bishopEuplectes hordeaceusPloceidaeLeast Concern19.4 gNot recorded
Red-collared widowbirdEuplectes ardensPloceidaeLeast Concern19 gNot recorded
Black bishopEuplectes gierowiiPloceidaeLeast Concern28.3 gNot recorded
Zanzibar red bishopEuplectes nigroventrisPloceidaeLeast Concern12.5 gNot recorded
Golden-backed bishopEuplectes aureusPloceidaeLeast Concern25 gNot recorded
Fan-tailed widowbirdEuplectes axillarisPloceidaeLeast Concern25.1 gNot recorded
Marsh widowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiPloceidaeLeast Concern35.5 gNot recorded
Yellow-mantled widowbirdEuplectes macrouraPloceidaeLeast Concern21.7 gNot recorded
White-winged widowbirdEuplectes albonotatusPloceidaeLeast Concern21.1 gNot recorded
Fire-fronted bishopEuplectes diadematusPloceidaeLeast Concern13.9 gNot recorded
Montane widowbirdEuplectes psammacromiusPloceidaeLeast Concern35.5 gNot recorded
Not recordedColiuspasser dubiosusPloceidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded