Breeding male © Fikret Ataşalan eBird S61667024 Macaulay Library ML 189340431
Female/nonbreeding male © Ian Davies
Breeding male © Lynne Hertzog
Female/nonbreeding male © Nigel Voaden
Breeding male © Louis Bevier
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Breeding male © Christoph Moning
Female/nonbreeding male © Kyle Lima

Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis

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Identification

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Chunky and large-billed bishop. Male shows yellow shoulders and rump in all plumages, but is otherwise the black in breeding plumage and streaky brown in non-breeding plumage. The female is brown and heavily streaked below, without yellow highlights. Found in grassland, open woodland, heathland, and cultivation. Usually in flocks, especially when not breeding. Song consists of simple twitters and sizzling notes. Females could be confused with many other species but usually associate with males, which show distinctive yellow shoulders and rump.

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