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The yellow bishop, Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow (Euplectes capensis) is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Spesie-insigte
Most records Sep to Oct
When Yellow Bishop sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 2,040 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Yellow Bishop is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,040 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Yellow Bishop aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Oos-Kaap
Kwandwe Melton Manor
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Yellow Bishop hier aangeteken
Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Yellow Bishop hier aangeteken
Kwandwe Uplands Homestead
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Yellow Bishop hier aangeteken
Kwandwe Fort House
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Yellow Bishop hier aangeteken
Kwandwe Ecca Lodge
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Yellow Bishop hier aangeteken
Lupus Den Country House
Sundays River Valley, Addo · Vanaf R 2,600 per nag

Forest Hall Guest House
Walmer, Port Elizabeth · Vanaf R 1,050 per nag
Cycads On Sea
St Francis Bay · Vanaf R 2,460 per nag
Matyholweni Rest Camp
Addo Elephant National Park · Vanaf R 2,426 per nag
Langebos Huts
Addo Elephant National Park · Vanaf R 2,093 per nag
Mountain Zebra National Park
Mountain Zebra National Park · Vanaf R 449 per nag
Spekboom Tented Rest Camp
Addo Elephant National Park · Vanaf R 1,490 per nag
Nyathi Rest Camp
Addo Elephant National Park · Vanaf R 2,901 per nag
Hlosi Game Lodge
Amakhala Game Reserve · Vanaf R 4,000 per nag
Pabala Private Nature Reserve
Hankey · Vanaf R 485 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik
Camdeboo Rest Camp
Camdeboo National Park · Vanaf R 345 per nag
Hitgeheim Country Lodge Addo
Sundays River Valley, Addo · Vanaf R 2,000 per nag
Storms River Mouth Rest Camp (Tsitsikamma)
Garden Route National Park · Vanaf R 457 per nag
Walkerbouts Inn - Rhodes
Rhodes · Vanaf R 600 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik
GweGwe Beach Lodge
Mkambati Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 12,950 per nag
Quatermain's Camp
Paterson · Vanaf R 11,592 per nag
Karoo Cottage - Sneeuberg Nature Reserve
Sneeuberg Nature Reserve, Nieu Bethesda · Vanaf R 3,100 per nag
Karoo Secret Farm Stay
Aberdeen · Vanaf R 1,200 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik
Aasvogelkrans Farm Cottages & Camping
Nieu Bethesda · Vanaf R 1,760 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik
Forests, lagoons, and Knysna's sheltered bay
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Yellow Bishop te vind
Gashere het die Yellow Bishop gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Hoe om te kyk
Begeleide ritte van ’n lodge af
’n Gids wat weet waar om te kyk, met veldritte en nagritte in die privaat reservate.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Euplectes capensis
Waarnemings
2,040
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Yellow Bishop op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Yellow Bishop in Eastern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Yellow Bishop at stays in or beside Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Yellow Bishop in South Africa?
The Yellow Bishop is most recorded in Western Cape (89% of records), based on 2,040 iNaturalist observations. 5 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape have recorded the Yellow Bishop on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Yellow Bishop?
Sightings of the Yellow Bishop peak from Sep to Oct, based on 2,040 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Yellow Bishop?
The yellow bishop, Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow (Euplectes capensis) is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
























