Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Yellow-crowned Bishop
The Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes afer
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Euplectes afer strictus
- Euplectes afer afer
- Euplectes afer ladoensis
- Euplectes afer taha
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia afra
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Africa (Senegal; Grant and Mackworth-Praed, 1944, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 65, p. 10).
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.857
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Weavers and Allies
Bob-tailed Weaver
Brachycope anomala
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Zanzibar Red Bishop
Euplectes nigroventris
Black-winged Red Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Fire-fronted Bishop
Euplectes diadematus
Golden-backed Bishop
Euplectes aureus
Yellow Bishop
Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Red-cowled Widowbird
Euplectes laticauda
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