African Bird Club

Black Bishop seen well during the 2006 Birdquest Serengeti & Ngorongoro tour - Adult male coming into breeding plumage

Photographer

» Nik Borrow

Location

» Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Country image taken

» Tanzania

Date

» March, 2006

Equipment

» Sony DSC-P200 & Swarovski ATS 80 HD

Bird Species

»Euplectes gierowii - Black Bishop

Bird Species (French)

»Euplecte de Gierow

Bird Family

»Ploceidae - Weavers, Malimbes, Bishops, Widowbirds, Fodies

Bird Group

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The race friederichseni