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WetlandDomed nestTiny · 14 g
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The yellow-crowned bishop is 95 to 105 mm (3.7–4.1 in) in length and 15 g (0.53 oz) in weight. During the breeding season it is sexually dimorphic — that is, the observable characteristics of the males become more apparent. During the breeding season, the male has distinctive golden yellow and black plumage. The bill of both sexes is short and conical. The color of the male's bill is black during breeding season; by contrast, during non-breeding season, the male's bill is horn in color, as is the female's. The legs and feet are pinkish brown.
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When to see the Yellow-crowned Bishop
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-crowned Bishop
The map shades 42 countries with regular records, and 7 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany.
About the Yellow-crowned Bishop
The yellow-crowned bishop is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male adopts a distinctive yellow and black plumage, contrasting with the female's predominantly brown coloration. Four subspecies are recognised.
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Easily confused with
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusThe white-winged widowbird is 15 to 19 cm (5.9–7.5 in) in length and about 23 g (0.81 oz) in weight.
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensSimilar to other widowbirds, male red-collared widowbirds have both seasonal and sexual dimorphism.
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisThe fan-tailed widowbird, also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.
Side by side: Red-collared Widowbird vs Yellow-crowned Bishop · White-winged Widowbird vs Yellow-crowned Bishop · Yellow Bishop vs Yellow-crowned Bishop
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