Where can you see the Yellow-crowned Bishop in South Africa?

The Yellow-crowned Bishop is most recorded in Gauteng (38% of records), Mpumalanga (17% of records), North West (13% of records), based on 319 iNaturalist observations.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-crowned Bishop?

Sightings of the Yellow-crowned Bishop peak from Nov to Mar, based on 319 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Yellow-crowned Bishop?

The yellow-crowned bishop ( Euplectes afer ) 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. Three subspecies are recognised.

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Yellow-crowned Bishop

Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer

The yellow-crowned bishop ( Euplectes afer ) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara.

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Yellow-crowned Bishop

Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer

The yellow-crowned bishop ( Euplectes afer ) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara.

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Most records Nov to Mar

When Yellow-crowned Bishop sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.

Beste maandenNov to Mar

Records319 records

Curve from 319 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.

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Gauteng and beyond

Provinces where Yellow-crowned Bishop is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

319 records, iNaturalist