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Orange Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Description:

Small colorful bird.

Habitat:

Humid exhibit in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

1 Species ID Suggestions

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus Orange Bishop - Whatbird.com


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2 Comments

CoralAvery
CoralAvery 12 years ago

Haha!! It was at the Safari Park, likely not native but still a very tricky bird to get pictures of. :D

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

It's probably a Juv. in molding.
Lovely fellow.
You got me wondering here for a sec though with California :D

CoralAvery
Spotted by
CoralAvery

San Diego, California

Spotted on May 3, 2010
Submitted on Jul 30, 2011

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