Masai Mara, Kenya, mystery (1 Viewer)

kitefarrago · Oct 31, 2014

I feel this bird should be identifiable, given the very pink bill and the aligning streaks, but I can't find anything that really seems to fit. Is this an Euplectes of some kind?

My final post with birds from this trip. I really appreciate the help I have been getting with these.

Andrea

Valéry Schollaert · Nov 1, 2014

Those Euplectes are hell to identify. Here non-breeding male. I'd say Yellow Bishop.

Tib78 · Nov 1, 2014

Regarding sex: a small amount of yellow to the wing coverts does not necessarily indicate a non-breeding male as the female of several Euplectes may show this. And I saw a non-breeding male Yellow bishop just few days ago in Tanzania: it had a lot more yellow on the wing bend; likewise the yellow rump would be visible in several of Andrea's pic.

As to the species I am not sure but it's between Yellow bishop and Yellow-mantled widowbird.

Valéry Schollaert · Nov 1, 2014

think the more contrasted face indicate a non-breeding male. I didn't base on the yellow.

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