Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis - Euplecte à croupion jaune

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Plocéidés
Genus
:
Euplectes
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Yellow Bishop (Euplectes capensis) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Euplectes capensis capensis (w and s South Africa)
Euplectes capensis phoenicomerus (e Nigeria and Cameroon)
Euplectes capensis xanthomelas (Ethiopia)
Euplectes capensis angolensis (Angola)
Euplectes capensis crassirostris (se Sudan, e DRCongo, Uganda and Kenya to ne South Africa and s Mozambique)
Euplectes capensis approximans (e South Africa)

Foreign names

Euplecte à croupion jaune,
Obispo culigualdo,
bispo-amarelo,
Samtweber,
Fluweelwidavink,
Vescovo giallo,
gulgumpad eldvävare,
Gulgumpbisp,
tkáčik zamatový,
vida africká,
Fløjlsvæver,
keltaperäpiispa,
Kaapse Flap,
bisbe sedós,
wikłacz przylądkowy,
Толстоклювый бархатный ткач,
キゴシオウゴンチョウ,
黄巧织雀,
黃寡婦鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland