In English this bird is called "Black bishop" because it is mainly black and red (which Bishop robes often are). The nuance of the color, however, in some areas, tend to change more from red to orange. The species is widespread in grassland and bushland in sub-Saharan Africa, but unusually unsociable. A couple of interesting observations: The species' Latin name 'gierowii' derives from a Swedish man, once active in Angola, H. Gierow. And the bird's social behavior is an oddity. It is namely polyandrous, i.e. a female may live with more than one male.