{"id":123402,"date":"2022-02-20T20:50:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T00:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/?p=123402"},"modified":"2022-02-20T21:28:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:28:29","slug":"yellow-crowned-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/yellow-crowned-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-crowned Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"123402\" class=\"elementor elementor-123402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6e8eed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6e8eed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-629cc2e1\" data-id=\"629cc2e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480fabba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"480fabba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop1-768x497.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642b8b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642b8b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/19693071\">\u00a9 tjeerd<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69aac91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"69aac91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-123402-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/XC247208-Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Euplectes-afer.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/XC247208-Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Euplectes-afer.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/XC247208-Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Euplectes-afer.mp3\">https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/XC247208-Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Euplectes-afer.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbec842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dbec842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/247208\">\u00a9 Rory Nefdt<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55bb8f7\" data-id=\"55bb8f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e61bdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e61bdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Birdfinding.info \u21d2<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0The eastern, typical form of <strong>Yellow-crowned Bishop<\/strong> is uncommon overall, but locally common in a few widely separated parts of eastern and southern Africa.\u00a0 Especially numerous and widespread in northeastern South Africa in the countryside around Johannesburg.\u00a0 Other places where it can often be found include: in Ethiopia, in reedbeds at the south end of Lake Tana and at Debre Birhan; and in Kenya, Nairobi National Park and Lake Baringo.\u00a0 (For the western form, which has been introduced widely outside of Africa, see <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/yellow-chested-bishop\/\"><strong>\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15221ffd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"15221ffd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e409ef5\" data-id=\"5e409ef5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55deb5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55deb5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Yellow-crowned Bishop<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f7c23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f7c23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Euplectes afer<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-621c6f0e\" data-id=\"621c6f0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e194a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e194a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Family: Ploceidae<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-628240fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"628240fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27826e3\" data-id=\"27826e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505624ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505624ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-602cc72d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"602cc72d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43f13f4b\" data-id=\"43f13f4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cab819d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cab819d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Map-768x635.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Map-768x635.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Map-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yellow-crowned-Bishop-Map.png 774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123783dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"123783dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Approximate distribution of the Yellow-crowned Bishop, both \u201cYellow-chested\u201d and \u201cYellow-crowned\u201d forms.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/22719164\/131990926\">\u00a9 BirdLife International 2018<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e225e2\" data-id=\"76e225e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bedf75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55bedf75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comprises two distinct forms which may be best regarded as separate species:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/yellow-chested-bishop\/\"><strong>\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (<em>afer<\/em>): western and central Africa from Mauritania east to southwestern Sudan and south to northwestern Angola and the western and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo.\u00a0 Introduced to the Iberian Peninsula, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.\u00a0 This form is discussed separately in more detail <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/yellow-chested-bishop\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d<\/strong> (<em>taha<\/em> plus <em>strictus<\/em>): eastern and southern Africa.<\/p><p><em>Strictus<\/em> inhabits the highlands of northern Ethiopia and adjacent eastern Sudan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5ae713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5ae713\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdcc615\" data-id=\"bdcc615\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cb56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0cb56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Taha<\/em> is found mainly in savannas of east Africa from southeastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia south patchily through the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania; and in southern Africa from southern Angola and northern Namibia east through northern Botswana, southern Zambia, and most of Zimbabwe and northern and eastern South Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79921723 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79921723\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33f0c77d\" data-id=\"33f0c77d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcee94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fcee94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Males in breeding plumage are unique and unmistakable.\u00a0 The two forms differ conspicuously.\u00a0 The breeding male \u201cYellow-crowned\u201d is black overall with vivid yellow crown and back.\u00a0 For \u201cYellow-chested\u201d, see below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e749891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e749891\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbdea20\" data-id=\"cbdea20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f022509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f022509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3255395f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3255395f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Amboseli National Park, Kenya; January 1, 2021.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/298175671\">\u00a9 Ginger Spinelli<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b85d4c\" data-id=\"25b85d4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ccdcda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51ccdcda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop5.jpg 510w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f187001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f187001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male displaying.\u00a0 (Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa; January 24, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/ibc\/1280759\">\u00a9 Ruben Gaasenbeek<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dd9f6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dd9f6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176d7b77\" data-id=\"176d7b77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321953ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321953ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When displaying, the male puffs out its plumage, at times appearing almost spherical.\u00a0 When raised, the long yellow feathers on its back take on the appearance of big yellow backpack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e06b1e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e06b1e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fbedc58\" data-id=\"4fbedc58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778706c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"778706c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop7-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ddfed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ddfed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Swartkoppies, Free State, South Africa; February 1, 2020.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/206843821\">\u00a9 Richard Gray<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59684321\" data-id=\"59684321\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8eec71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b8eec71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop8-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163d9dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"163d9dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Alberton, Gauteng Province, South Africa; December 13, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/347943601\">\u00a9 John Watson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6df0f614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df0f614\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f4a1327\" data-id=\"4f4a1327\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d6c52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30d6c52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Females and males in basic plumage are sparrow-like, with heavily streaked brown upperparts and lightly-streaked pale underparts.<\/p><p>The facial markings are strong: a bold buffy or yellowish eyebrow contrast with a thinner, but pronounced, dark eyeline, both extending far behind the eye.\u00a0 The crown is blackish with fine pale streaks.<\/p><p>Males in transition into and out of breeding plumage go through various irregular blotchy stages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3492e752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3492e752\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6290991f\" data-id=\"6290991f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694db13d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"694db13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop11.jpg 509w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccab8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ccab8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa; November 10, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/ibc\/1328203\">\u00a9 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Pelsy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77a9596c\" data-id=\"77a9596c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d849bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d849bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop12.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39de49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39de49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa; November 29, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/223210541\">\u00a9 Holger Teichmann<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce5b415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce5b415\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9f9632\" data-id=\"2f9f9632\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397264a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397264a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/yellow-chested-bishop\/\">\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The \u201cYellow-chested\u201d form is very similar to typical Yellow-crowned, except that breeding males have more yellow on the neck that extends onto the chest.<\/p><p>There may be differences in basic plumage as well, though both forms vary so apparent differences are difficult to assess.\u00a0 Based on available photos, \u201cYellow-chested\u201d tends to show contrast between a white belly and buffy sides and chest, with fine or faint streaking, whereas \u201cYellow-crowned\u201d has uniformly buffy underparts with darker, bolder streaks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a6935 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d7a6935\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e61fdf\" data-id=\"36e61fdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb28bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cb28bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowchestedBishop4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowchestedBishop4.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowchestedBishop4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. afer<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; July 13, 2013.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/83138121\">\u00a9 Ant\u00f3nio Gon\u00e7alves<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5221c14f\" data-id=\"5221c14f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4eced0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4eced0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowchestedBishop14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowchestedBishop14.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowchestedBishop14-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d4c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8d4c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. afer<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Estu\u00e1rio do Tejo Nature Reserve, Portugal; July 7, 2021.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/353110361\">\u00a9 Rui Pereira<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42cc088b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42cc088b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a55140e\" data-id=\"4a55140e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275f949d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"275f949d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Voice.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The calls of the \u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d are structurally similar to the calls of the \u201cYellow-chested\u201d form, but appear to be harsher and drier, more percussive.\u00a0 In breeding display, males give streams of \u201cticking\u201d calls that alternately accelerate and decelerate: <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/247208\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>Typical contact calls are buzzy bursts:<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/280289\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>More explosive and chattery when excited:<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/280291\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62610084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62610084\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68352040\" data-id=\"68352040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a241836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a241836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Polytypic species consisting of three recognized subspecies that are subdivided into two distinct forms: <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/yellow-chested-bishop\/\"><strong>\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (<em>afer<\/em>) and <strong>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d<\/strong> (<em>taha<\/em>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-762fb403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"762fb403\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4585bf55\" data-id=\"4585bf55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5627821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5627821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><u>More Images of the Yellow-crowned Bishop<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cb9f086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cb9f086\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b79c5d3\" data-id=\"6b79c5d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2828748e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2828748e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop6.jpg 769w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f02826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68f02826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male displaying.\u00a0 (Bojanala, North West Province, South Africa; February 3, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/24952456\">\u00a9 Ronel Broderick<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1160f9bf\" data-id=\"1160f9bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d5753d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66d5753d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop4.jpg 429w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop4-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ebae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8ebae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Nairobi National Park, Kenya; May 22, 2021.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/341531481\">\u00a9 Bertina K.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cc86461 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cc86461\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1dcb85\" data-id=\"a1dcb85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2998f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e2998f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop10.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop10-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a40ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21a40ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Kgomo-Kgomo, North-West, South Africa; January 3, 2021.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/301755141\">\u00a9 Sue Oertli<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68d3ab34\" data-id=\"68d3ab34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1587be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1587be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop9.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop9-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7322c99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7322c99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Alberton, Gauteng Province, South Africa; December 13, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/347943631\">\u00a9 John Watson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16d1897c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16d1897c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8450b4b\" data-id=\"8450b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a4470d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76a4470d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop3-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537f4f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"537f4f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa; January 10, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/46843571\">\u00a9 Chris Butler<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-713f62be\" data-id=\"713f62be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0091f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f0091f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop13-768x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-123398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop13-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/YellowcrownedBishop13.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c735324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c735324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, <em>E. a. taha<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa; January 16, 2011.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/37558568\">\u00a9 David Beadle<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1941fc19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1941fc19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8605fa\" data-id=\"6c8605fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235346d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235346d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>BirdLife International. 2018. <em>Euplectes afer<\/em>. <em>The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018:<\/em> e.T22719164A131990926. <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719164A131990926.en\">https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719164A131990926.en<\/a>. (Accessed February 19, 2022.)<\/p><p>Borrow, N., and R. Demey. 2004. <em>Birds of Western Africa<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>eBird. 2022. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\">http:\/\/www.ebird.org<\/a>. (Accessed February 19, 2022.)<\/p><p>Haynes-Sutton, A., A. Downer, R. Sutton, and Y.-J. Rey-Millet. 1986. <em>A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Kirwan, G.M., A. Levesque, M. Oberle, and C.J. Sharpe. 2019. <em>Birds of the West Indies<\/em>. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.<\/p><p>Raffaele, H. 1989. <em>A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Raffaele, H., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele. 1998. <em>A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Redman, R., T. Stevenson, T., and J. Fanshawe. 2009. <em>Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Sinclair, I., and P. Ryan. 2003. <em>Birds of Africa South of the Sahara<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Sinclair, I., P. Hockey, W. Tarboton, and P. Ryan. 2011. <em>Birds of Southern Africa <\/em><em>(Fourth Edition)<\/em>. Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd. Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p><p>Svensson, L., K. Mullarney, and D. Zetterstr\u00f6m. 2009. <em>Birds of Europe (Second Edition).<\/em> Princeton University Press.<\/p><p>Xeno-Canto. 2022. Yellow-crowned Bishop \u2013 <em>Euplectes afer<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/species\/Euplectes-afer\">https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/species\/Euplectes-afer<\/a>. (Accessed February 19, 2022.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 tjeerd \u00a9 Rory Nefdt Birdfinding.info \u21d2 &nbsp;The eastern, typical form of Yellow-crowned Bishop is uncommon overall, but locally common in a few widely separated parts of eastern and southern Africa.&nbsp; Especially numerous and widespread in northeastern South Africa in the countryside around Johannesburg.&nbsp; Other places where it can often be found include: in Ethiopia, 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