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| − | ;Euplectes capensis | + | ;[[:Category:Euplectes|Euplectes]] capensis |
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Female_yellow_bishop_steven_sa.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br>Photo © by {{user|steven(sa)|steven(sa)}}<br />[[South Africa]].]] | ||
| + | 15 cm (6 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Breeding Male''' | ||
| + | *Black plumage | ||
| + | *Yellow lower back, rump, and shoulder patches | ||
| + | *Brown edging to the wing feathers | ||
| + | *Short crest | ||
| + | *Thick conical black bill | ||
| + | *Short tail | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | Non-breeding plumage | ||
| + | *Black areas become heavily streaked brown | ||
| + | *Pale bill | ||
| + | *Yellow shoulders and rump | ||
| − | + | The female is similar to the non-breeding male but lacks the contrasting colour patches. | |
| − | == | + | ==Distribution== |
| − | == | + | [[Image:1446 Bishop, Yellow (non-br m) Euplectes capensis SOUTH AFRICA.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding Male<br>Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />Ceres, [[South Africa]], January 2019]] |
| − | == | + | Eastern and Southern [[Africa]]<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands: [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | ''Euplectes capensis'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''E. c. phoenicomerus'' | ||
| + | :*Highlands of South-eastern [[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]]; [[Bioko]] | ||
| + | *''E. c. crassirostris'' | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[South Africa]] to [[Uganda]], [[Sudan]] and [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *''E. c. xanthomelas'' | ||
| + | :*[[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''E. c. angolensis'' | ||
| + | :*Northern and central highlands of [[Angola]] | ||
| + | *''E. c. approximans'' | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[South Africa]] (Knysna to Gauteng Province) | ||
| + | *''E. c. capensis'' | ||
| + | :*Western [[South Africa]] to Knysna | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Montane damp grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet consists mostly of grass seeds, including rice, maize and millet. Supplemented with insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euplectes+capensis}} | {{GSearch|Euplectes+capensis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euplectes]] |
Revision as of 09:57, 24 February 2019
- Euplectes capensis
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Breeding Male
- Black plumage
- Yellow lower back, rump, and shoulder patches
- Brown edging to the wing feathers
- Short crest
- Thick conical black bill
- Short tail
Non-breeding plumage
- Black areas become heavily streaked brown
- Pale bill
- Yellow shoulders and rump
The female is similar to the non-breeding male but lacks the contrasting colour patches.
Distribution
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Eastern and Southern Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands: Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Euplectes capensis has six subspecies:[1]
- E. c. phoenicomerus
- E. c. crassirostris
- North-eastern South Africa to Uganda, Sudan and Kenya
- E. c. xanthomelas
- E. c. angolensis
- Northern and central highlands of Angola
- E. c. approximans
- Eastern South Africa (Knysna to Gauteng Province)
- E. c. capensis
- Western South Africa to Knysna
Habitat
Montane damp grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of grass seeds, including rice, maize and millet. Supplemented with insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow Bishop. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow_Bishop
