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Approximate distribution of the Yellow-crowned Bishop, both \u201cYellow-chested\u201d and \u201cYellow-crowned\u201d forms.\u00a0 \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
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Comprises two distinct forms which may be best regarded as separate species:<\/p>
\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (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 here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>
\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d<\/strong> (taha<\/em> plus strictus<\/em>): eastern and southern Africa.<\/p>
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
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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
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Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/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
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\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Amboseli National Park, Kenya; January 1, 2021.)\u00a0 \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
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\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, E. a. taha<\/em>, male displaying.\u00a0 (Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa; January 24, 2016.)\u00a0 \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
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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
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\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Swartkoppies, Free State, South Africa; February 1, 2020.)\u00a0 \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
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\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, E. a. taha<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Alberton, Gauteng Province, South Africa; December 13, 2017.)\u00a0 \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
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Females and males in basic plumage are sparrow-like, with heavily streaked brown upperparts and lightly-streaked pale underparts.<\/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>
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
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\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, E. a. taha<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa; November 10, 2016.)\u00a0 \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
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\u201cYellow-crowned Bishop\u201d, E. a. taha<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa; November 29, 2017.)\u00a0 \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
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\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>
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
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\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d, E. a. afer<\/em>, male in breeding plumage.\u00a0 (Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; July 13, 2013.)\u00a0 \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
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\u201cYellow-chested Bishop\u201d, E. a. afer<\/em>, basic plumage.\u00a0 (Estu\u00e1rio do Tejo Nature Reserve, Portugal; July 7, 2021.)\u00a0 \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
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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>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 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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  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.  Especially numerous and widespread in northeastern South Africa in the countryside around Johannesburg.  Other places where it can often be found include: in Ethiopia, 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