Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Eupletes progne) male perched in flowers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male in display flight, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male in breeding plumage, South Africa

Melvin Grey / Yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis crassirostris) adult male, calling from a branch covered in Galls. Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania

Richard Du Toit / Yellowcrowned bishop (Euplectes afer) Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Fantailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris) Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / White-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix) perching on bullrush, Northern Cape, South Africa, February

Richard Du Toit / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Eupletes progne) male displaying, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Eupletes progne) male in flight, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) male displaying in flight, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, January.

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) male displaying in flight, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, January.

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed Widowbird (Eupletes progne) in flight, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Red-collared Widowbird (Euplectes ardens) male, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male flying, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Martin Willis / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) displaying on a reed, Cape Town, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Red-collared Widowbird (Euplectes ardens) male in breeding plumage, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male displaying, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male displaying showing long tail feathers, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male displaying showing long tail feathers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed Widow bird (Euplectes progne) male in flight, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa, November

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa

Tui De Roy / Jackson's Widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) male, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Guy Edwardes / Southern Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii friederichseni) perched on branch, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, February

Guy Edwardes / Southern Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii) Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa February

Guy Edwardes / Southern Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii friederichseni) perched on branch, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, February

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widow bird (Euplectes progne) in flight, Marievale bird sanctuary, Guateng, South Africa, January

Anup Shah / Jackson's Widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) perched in tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male in breeding plumage, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male in breeding plumage, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male with old and new plumage, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male on perch, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male on perch, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) female, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) female with small grass helm in beak, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / White-winged Widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) male singing, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / White-winged Widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) male calling, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) perched on cattail, Marievale, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) perched on cattail, Marievale, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) flying male, Marievale, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) side view of a male flying, Marievale, South Africa

Bernard Castelein / Red bishop (Euplectes orix) Lake Baringo, Kenya

Peter Blackwell / Red Collared Widow Bird (Euplected ardens) Masai Mara, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Male Long tailed widow bird {Euplectes progne} Marievale, South Africa

Tony Heald / Red bishop male {Euplectes orix} South Africa

Dietmar Nill / Red bishop female, Gambia, West Africa

Dietmar Nill / Red bishop male perched, Gambia, West Africa

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) flying, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Long-tailed Widow (Euplectes progne) male in display flight, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Mike Read / Southern red bishop {Euplectes orix} male perched, Durban Botanical Garden, South Africa, November

Richard Flack / Fantailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris) perched among yellow flowers, Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal midlands, South Africa.

Ben Cranke / Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) male, displaying, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Jamie Unwin / Tracking shot of a Long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) male performing mating display in the morning. The bird flies low over the savannah grassland. Laikipia county, Kenya. May.

Jamie Unwin / Long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) male ruffling its feathers while perched on a bush during the morning, Laikipia county, Kenya. May.

Richard Flack / Yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer) male in breeding plumage, in flight over farmland, Gauteng, South Africa.

Richard Flack / Red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) male, perched on grass stem performing courtship display, Balgowan, Natal Midlands, South Africa.

Richard Flack / Red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) male, perched on grass stem performing courtship display, Rietveli Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa. Bird Photographer of the Year 2020 - Highly commende...

Richard Flack / Red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) male, in flight performing courtship display, Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Bernard Castelein / Yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer) male, perched on wooden post, Allahein River, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer) male, perched on a reed, performing courtship display, Allahein River, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer) male, perched on wooden post ruffling its feathers in courtship display, Allahein River, The Gambia.

Charlie Hamilton-James / Various species of birds poisoned by illegal aerial spraying of pesticides, Fan-tailed widowbirds (Euplectes axillaris), an endemic species, Wood sandpipers (Tringa glareola), Red-headed quelea (Quele...

Richard Du Toit / Southern red bishop (Euplectes orix) Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Bernard Castelein / Northern red bishop ( Euplectes franciscanus) male perched on stem. Bansang, Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Northern red bishop ( Euplectes franciscanus) male perched on grass. Bansang, Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Northern red bishop ( Euplectes franciscanus) male calling, perched on flower head. Bansang, Gambia.