- Yellow Bishop
Taxobox
name = Yellow Bishop
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Ploceidae
genus = "Euplectes "
species = "E. capensi "
binomial = "Euplectes capensis"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)The Yellow Bishop or Yellow-rumped Widow ("Euplectes capensis") is a resident breeding
bird species in much of eastern and southernAfrica south of theSahara Desert .This common weaver occurs in less arid vegetated areas, such as
fynbos , moist grassland and bracken-covered valleys.The Yellow Bishop is a stocky 15 cm long bird. The breeding male is black apart from his bright yellow lower back, rump, and shoulder patches, and brown edging to the wing feathers. He has a short crest, thick conical black bill, and a relatively short tail.
In non-breeding plumage, the black plumage is replaced by heavily streaked brown, and the bill is pale. The yellow shoulders and rump remain, and are a distinction from the female which lacks the contrasting colour patches.
The Yellow Bishop is a gregarious species which feeds on seed, grain and some insects. Calls include "zeet zeet zeet", and a harsh "zzzzzzt" given by the male in flight.
References
* Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton, "SASOL Birds of Southern Africa" (Struik 2002) ISBN 1-86872-721-1
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