Make sure you keep an eye out for this beautiful little bird…if you spot it, you’re in for a ‘tweet’.
They use their brightly coloured feathers in two ways. Firstly, as a warning to other male bishops to stay away and secondly, to attract a female. They do this by fluffing their feathers up and calling out.
The Napoleon bishop weaver is found in Africa, towards the bottom end, below the Sahara desert. They move around a bit too, depending on the time of year. If it’s the breeding season then they like to move to marshy and flooded areas and at all other times will make their way back to drier areas.
Latin name
Euplectes afer
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Conservation status
Least concern
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Well, actually it does yes. During the breeding season the male’s beak is black then the rest of the year it’s a light brown.
Insects, grain and seeds.
Very light indeed, only 15 grammes.