S.Africa, Oct, 2018 - I've no idea what this is! (1 Viewer)

Although photographed in South Africa the photo was taken at Birds of Eden.
Birds of Eden is the world's largest free flight aviary and bird sanctuary, located near Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. The mesh dome of the sanctuary was built over 2.3 hectares of indigenous forest, and is up to 55 metres above ground level. A really good place to 'cheat'!
I did see birds there from South America and Indonesia so the location is no clue.
I think I have identified all the birds now with the exception of this one. Has anyone got any ideas please?

Southern Red Bishop.

Thanks for that Mark. I photographed that species in breeding plumage and it looked completely different. I have, in the past, photographed Northern Red Bishops in Gambia in non-breeding plumage, completely different again.
I assume then that I have photographed a male in some form of transitional plumage. Thanks again for the help. I'd have never have identified it without help!

BobbyJim said:

I assume then that I have photographed a male in some form of transitional plumage.

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Indeed. It's moulting out of eclipse (non-breeding) plumage into breeding plumage, something that both males and females do annually.