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Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii
Family
Weavers and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
blabis1, BLBI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyWeavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
SpeciesEuplectes gierowii
Codesblabis1, BLBI
Identification

The Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii) is a member of the Weavers and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blabis1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
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Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Black Bishop photo
(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Euplectes gierowii

Family: Weavers and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: blabis1