Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Yellow-crowned Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Taha Bishop, Black-winged Bishop, Taha Golden Bishop, Golden Bishop, Napoleon Bishop
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, s. Niger, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, and Lake Chad area.
Introduced to Puerto Rico.
(2) Cw. and s. Sudan, Uganda, n. Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, c. Angola, Zaire, c. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, w. and c. Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
(3) C. and s. Ethiopia.
(4) S. Africa (e. South Africa).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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