Day 87: Orange Bishop

The Orange Bishop is an African native that was introduced to Puerto Rico. It's a type of weaver (a bird related to a finch). 

 The male Orange Bishop goes through a dramatic plumage transformation each breeding season, with bright orange and black feathers. Unfortunately for us, we were in Puerto Rico before breeding season, so the Orange Bishops still had dull brown plumage. We saw lots of orange bishops around the lagoon in southwest Puerto Rico.

Here's a picture of a male Orange Bishop in its full breeding plumage (not my photo):

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