Avibase: Euplectes gierowii (Black Bishop)

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Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii Cabanis, JL 1880

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii ansorgei	Brendan Sloan	2025-08-25	Road to Guereza Lodge, Kamwenge (Uganda) (1300 m)	song - [sono]	1082009 xeno-canto.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	Peter Boesman	2022-06-20	Kibale National Park, Western Region, Burahya (Uganda)	song - [sono]	739667 xeno-canto.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii ansorgei	Brendan Sloan	2025-08-25	Road to Guereza Lodge, Uganda (Uganda) (1300 masl m)	call, song - [sono]	1086573 xeno-canto.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	Gabriel Leite	2023-05-31	, Nyanza (former) (Kenya)	-	589175211 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	Tim Boucher	2026-02-06	, Arusha Urban (Tanzania)	-	654128226 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	GABRIEL LEITE	2023-05-31	Gem West (near Imbo), Rangwe, Homa Bay County, Homa Bay (Kenya) (1300 m)	song - [sono]	810732 xeno-canto.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	Peter G. Kaestner	1977-10-22	1.0 km S of NYANKUNDE, Orientale, DR Congo, Orientale (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	-	1093 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	ABIA ATUKWATSE	2026-05-09	, Central (Uganda)	-	656966556 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	Anonymous	2023-04-21	, Arusha (Tanzania)	-	580826991 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	ABIA ATUKWATSE	2026-05-09	, Central (Uganda)	-	656966595 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii	Peter G. Kaestner	1977-10-22	1.0 km S of NYANKUNDE, Orientale, DR Congo, Orientale (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	-	1056 macaulaylibrary.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii friederichseni	isaac kilusu	2020-02-14	oljoro arusha, Arusha (Tanzania) (1000 m)	call - a bird feeding on the ground bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	527878 xeno-canto.org
Black Bishop - Euplectes gierowii friederichseni	isaac kilusu	2020-02-14	oljoro arusha, Arusha (Tanzania) (1000 m)	call - bird on top of a small bush bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	527908 xeno-canto.org

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