Yellow-crowned Bishop

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The Yellow-crowned Bishop is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yellow-crowned Bishop or Golden Bishop (Euplectes afer) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. More

* Male Yellow-crowned Bishop displaying to a small group of females on a patch of Venezuelan grass, Paspalum fasciculatum. Loiza, Puerto Rico jsalguero 9 August 2008 38 weeks ago 2 Sounds 1 recording * Calls. 11:12am. A male calling from long grass. More

Yellow-crowned Bishop in flight Yellow-crowned Bishop Male Yellow-crowned Bishop Female Male Male Juvenile Juvenile Male - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Yellow-crowned Bishop is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Yellow-crowned Bishop (3) Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal15/06/2009 Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal 15/06/2009 Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal15/06/2009 Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal 15/06/2009 South of Banjul, Western Division, Gambia More

The male Yellow-crowned Bishop is a is a brilliant golden yellow and black. The bill is short, strong and conical. The bill is black in breeding males and horn in females or non-breeding males. The legs and feet are pinkish brown. The male Yellow-crowned Bishop has a black lower face, throat, breast and belly. It also has a wide black collar on the back of the neck. The crown, forehead and hindcrown are a brilliant yellow. More

Yellow-crowned Bishop - Adult male in breeding plumage Photographer More

The Yellow-crowned Bishop is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Ploceidae bird family group which includes birds such as Weavers, Queleas, Windowbirds. The description for the Yellow-crowned Bishop (Latin name Euplectes afer) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. The Euplectes afer can be quickly identified by its unique Roberts identification number of 826 and the detailed description of this bird is on page 1026. More

Yellow-crowned Bishop is found in the following countries: 1. Angola 2. Benin 3. Botswana 4. Cameroon 5. Central African Republic 6. Chad 7. Congo 8. Côte d'Ivoire 9. More

Yellow-crowned Bishop, Portugal, Barroca d'Alva June 2009 © Chris Lansdell Oenanthe Birding Adventures - click here for our website Yellow-crowned Bishop - Yellow-crowned Bishop, Portugal, Barroca d'Alva June 2009 © Chris Lansdell Oenanthe Birding Adventures - click here for our website Yellow-crowned Bishop - Yellow-crowned Bishop, Andalucia, Spain, La Janda, Cadiz Province 5th September 2005 © Stephen Daly http://www.andalucianguides.com/main. More

also a picture of the Yellow-crowned Bishop on page 1025. The Yellow-crowned Bishop belongs to the family of birds classified as Ploceidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Yellow-crowned Bishop is also known by these other names: Napoleon Weaver. In the previous edition of Roberts (ie 6th edition) the Yellow-crowned Bishop was called the Golden Bishop The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More

The Yellow-crowned Bishop (Latin name Euplectes afer) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 826 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 1026 also a picture of the Yellow-crowned Bishop on page 1025. The Yellow-crowned Bishop belongs to the family of birds classified as Ploceidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Yellow-crowned Bishop is also known by these other names: Napoleon Weaver. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Ploceidae
Genus : Euplectes
Species : afer
Authority : (Gmelin, 1789)