TL;DR: Adult male orange bishop birds (Euplectes franciscanus) develop beautiful nuptial plumage during the breeding season, but have the same sober plumage as the female during the non-breeding season.
TL;DR: The first record of Orange Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) for Cuba is reported from a female collected by Jose Bauza at Las Morlas, Salinas de Varadero, Matanzas in 1959.
Abstract: The first record of Orange Bishop ( Euplectes franciscanus ) for Cuba is reported from a female collected by Jose Bauza at Las Morlas, Salinas de Varadero, Matanzas in 1959 This also constitutes the earliest record of the family Ploceidae in Cuba El primer registro de Obispo Naranja ( Euplectes franciscanus ) para Cuba se reporta a partir de una hembra colectada por Jose Bauza en Las Morlas, Salinas de Varadero, Matanzas, en 1959 Este tambien constituye el registro mas temprano conocido de la familia Ploceidae en Cuba La premiere observation cubaine d’un Euplecte franciscain provient d’une femelle collectee par Jose Bauza a Las Morlas, Salinas de Varadero, Matanzas en 1959 Il s’agit aussi de la premiere observation pour la famille des Ploceidae a Cuba