Breeding male © António Gonçalves eBird S42186300 Macaulay Library ML 83138121
Female/nonbreeding male © Renato Bagarrão
Breeding male © Teresa Cohen
Juvenile © Pedro Ramalho
Molting male © Rogério Rodrigues
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Breeding male © Adam Riley - Rockjumper Birding Tours
Female/nonbreeding male © Luis Rodrigues
Breeding male © Matt Brady
© Milas Santos

Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer

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Dumpy with a short tail. Breeding males are yellow apart from black throats, cheeks, belly, and wings. The female and nonbreeding male are similar; streaky and sparrowlike with a white eyebrow and throat. Found in wet areas with tall grass. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, now established in Iberia, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Gives dry, buzzing calls and a high-pitched “ts’ee”; breeding males also give an odd hissing song.

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