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Black Bishop

Euplectes gierowii Cabanis, JL 1880

The black bishop is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. Three subspecies are recognised. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Ploceidae
Genus:
   Euplectes
Scientific:
  Euplectes gierowii

Original description

Citation:
  Cabanis, JL 1880

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 28 p.106

Protonym:
  Euplectes gierowii

Type locality:
  interior of southwestern Africa (Malange [northern Angola], in Reichenow (1904, Vog. Afr., 3, p. 118)).

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32706446

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CC7862AFB0AACF1B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CC7862AF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CC7862AF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560041

Geographic range:

  • Euplectes gierowii gierowii: N Angola to sw Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Euplectes gierowii friederichseni: SW Kenya to n-central Tanzania
  • Euplectes gierowii ansorgei: Cameroon to Ethiopia and w Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black Bishop
Catalan:
bisbe de Gierow
Czech:
snovač Gierowův
Danish:
Angolaildvæver
German:
Bischofsweber
Spanish:
Obispo Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Obispo Negro
Finnish:
kultakauluspiispa
French:
Euplecte de Gierow
Croatian:
narančastoleđa pletilja
Italian:
Vescovo nero
Japanese (romaji):
kurokinranchou
Japanese:
クロキンランチョウ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis aksominis audėjas
Dutch:
Zwarte Vuurwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eldkragebisp
Norwegian:
Ildkragebisp
Polish:
wikłacz kryzowany
Portuguese:
bispo-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
bispo-preto
Russian:
Чёрно-рыжий ткачик
Slovak:
tkáčik biskupský
Serbian:
Crni biskup
Swedish:
orangekragad eldvävare
Ukrainian:
Вайдаг чорний
Chinese:
黑巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑寡婦鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Euplecte de Gierow ( Euplectes gierowii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Euplectes gierowii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: bisbe de Gierow
Czech: Prádelník Gierowuv, snovač Gierowův
Danish: Angolaildvæver, Ildvæver
German: Bischofs Wida, Bischofsweber, Bischofweber
English: Angola Black Bishop, Angola Black-Bishop, Black Bishop, Black-bishop, Gierow's Bishop
English, HBW: Black Bishop
English (IOC): Black Bishop
English (Kenya): Black Bishop
English (United States): Black Bishop
Spanish: Obispo de Gierow, Obispo Negro
Spanish (Spain): Obispo Negro
Spanish (HBW): Black Bishop
Estonian: piiskop-kangurlind
Finnish: Kultakauluspiispa
French: Euplecte à col orange, Euplecte de Gierow
Croatian: narančastoleđa pletilja
Italian: Vescovo di Gierow, Vescovo nero
Japanese (romaji): kigoshikinranchou, kurokinranchou
Japanese: キゴシキンランチョウ, クロキンランチョウ
Scientific: Euplectes gierowii, Euplectes gierowii gierowii
Lithuanian: Juodasis aksominis audėjas
Dutch: Zwarte Vuurwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eldkragebisp
Norwegian: Ildkragebisp
Polish: wiklacz kryzowany, wikłacz kryzowany
Portuguese: Bispo negro, Bispo-negro, bispo-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): bispo-preto
Russian: Чёрно-рыжий ткачик, Чёрный огненный бархатный ткач
Slovak: tkáčik biskupský
Serbian: Crni biskup
Swedish: Eldkragad biskop, orangekragad eldvävare
Swahili: Kweche Mweusi
Turkish: Kara piskopos
Ukrainian: Вайдаг чорний
Chinese: 黑巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑寡婦鳥

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