Status of Yellow Crowned Bishop (1 Viewer)

Birding today at the Aveiro marshes near Salreu in northern Portugal I saw at least two flocks of c. 10 birds in each of mixed male/female/prob young yellow-crowned bishops roaming amongst the reedbeds and rice paddies, and so appeared to be established and common here.

I can’t find much about the distribution of this introduced species within Portugal but I guess that it is spreading?

Does anyone have any info?

Its well known from the area of your observations. Although in Portuguese; here is more info - should translate easily on google.

http://www.avesdeportugal.info/eupafe.html

I would add, that in the Algarve there is at least one site with small numbers too, where they seem to breed late summer/autumn.

Thanks Simon. Great link and info.
Peter