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Black-winged Bishop - male

Scientific name: Euplectes hordeaceus
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae

The Black-winged Red Bishop is a resident breeding bird species in tropical Africa from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola and Tanzania. This is a gregarious species which feeds on seed, grain and some insects.

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/80s f/5.6 at 420mm (EF 300mm + EF 1.4x TC) ISO 800 full exif

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