Euplectes orix

Basic information
Scientific name	Euplectes orix	Click to magnify
Common names	Orange bishop, Red bishop, Grenadier weaver, Durra bird
Higher taxon	Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	W, C, and E Africa. Senegal, Sudan, Cameroon, Democr. Repub. Congo (former Zaire), Uganda, and Kenya
Habitat	Reed bed, riverside, grassland, farm area, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	There are records of breeding in Kyoto and occurrence in Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Hyogo. Despite occrrence in 1970, no record since 1990.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Observed in 1973 at Kanagawa Pref., and in 1961 to 1981 in Kanto District.
Route	Deliberate: Escape or release of pet animal
Impact	Damage on agriculture in natural range.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	UAE，Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, St. Helena, etc.

Reference

Notes

Biodiversity Center of Japan (ed) (2004) National Survey on the Natural Environment (Accessed on 2012-6-07) http://www.biodic.go.jp/reports2/6th/6_bird/index.html (in Jpn)
Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12.
Kawakami & Kanouchi (2012) The Handbook of Introduced Birds in Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Lepage (ed) (2003-2012) Avibase – the world bird database (Accessed on 2012-6-14) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
Long (1981) Introduced Birds of the World. David & Charles, Newton.
etc.