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. Three subspecies are recognised. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.857
Protonym:
Loxia afra
Type locality:
Africa (Senegal; Grant and Mackworth-Praed, 1944, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 65, p. 10).
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656352
Avibase ID:
4A58452BCE614FD1
Avibase ID:
avibase-4A58452B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4A58452B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179633
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Euplecte vorabé ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Euplecte vorabé ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Golden Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Golden Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Euplectes afer [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Euplectes afer [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Euplectes afer [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Yellow-crowned Bishop ( Euplectes afer) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Euplectes afer [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Euplectes afer [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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