Weavers, Widowbirds

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

The Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) is a 14 g wetland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

27

Recorded in South Africa, Portugal, Spain, Kenya, Gambia, Puerto Rico, Namibia, Nigeria, Botswana, Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Benin, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Jamaica, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Belgium, Angola, Netherlands, Singapore.

Where to see it: Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira · área geral (acesso condicionado) (Portugal); Parque de N´Batonha (Lagoa do PNUD) (Guinea-Bissau); Bolanha Norte de Antula, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (11,901, -15,566) (Guinea-Bissau); Marais littoraux de Makinsi (Guinea); Mangais Resort Golf (Angola).

Photo: (c) Rakesh Shah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist