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Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer (Gmelin, JF 1789)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Ploceidae
Genus:
   Euplectes
Scientific:
  Euplectes afer


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4A58452BCE614FD1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4A58452B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4A58452B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179633

Geographic range:

  • Euplectes afer afer: southern Mauritania south patchily to Sierra Leona, east to western Sudan, and south to Congo, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Angola
  • Euplectes afer strictus: Highlands of Ethiopia
  • Euplectes afer [taha or ladoensis]: southern Angola east to South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia, south to South Africa
English:
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Catalan:
bisbe groc
Czech:
snovač africký
Danish:
Napoleonsvæver
German:
Tahaweber
Spanish:
Obispo Coronigualdo
Spanish (Spain):
Obispo Coronigualdo
Finnish:
kultapiispa
French:
Euplecte vorabé
Croatian:
žutokruna pletilja
Hungarian:
Napóleon-szövőmadár
Icelandic:
Keisaravefari
Italian:
Vescovo dorato
Japanese (romaji):
ougonchou
Japanese:
オウゴンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Geltonvainikis aksominis audėjas
Dutch:
Napoleonwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulkronebisp
Norwegian:
Gulkronebisp
Polish:
wikłacz słoneczny
Portuguese:
arcebispo
Portuguese (Portugal):
bispo-de-coroa-amarela
Russian:
Золотистый ткачик
Slovak:
tkáčik nomádsky
Serbian:
Napoleon biskup
Swedish:
gulkronad eldvävare
Ukrainian:
Вайдаг золотистий
Chinese:
黄顶巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頂寡婦鳥


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:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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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.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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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:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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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):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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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):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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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:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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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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Afrikaans: Goudgeelvink
Asturian: Bispu de corona mariella
Bulgarian: Жълтоглав тъкач
Catalan: bisbe groc, Teixidor daurat
Czech: Prádelník zlatý, snovač africký, snovač Napoleonův
Welsh: Esgob euraid
Danish: Napoleonsvæver, Napoleons-væver
German: Napoleonweber, Taha Weber, Tahaweber
Greek: Χρυσόφτερος Υφαντής
English: Black-winged Bishop, Golden Bishop, Napoleon Bishop, Napoleon Weaver, Taha Bishop, Taha Golden Bishop, Yellow crowned Bishop, Yellow-crowned Bishop
English, HBW: Yellow-crowned Bishop
English (IOC): Yellow-crowned Bishop
English (Kenya): Yellow-crowned Bishop
English (United States): Yellow-crowned Bishop
Esperanto: Flavkruna teksulo
Spanish: Obispo Coronigualdo, Obispo de Corona Amarilla, Tejedor Amarillo, Tejedor de Napoleón
Spanish (Spain): Obispo Coronigualdo
Spanish (HBW): Obispo coronigualdo
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Napoleón Tejedor
Estonian: väike-kangurlind
Finnish: Kultapiispa
French: Euplecte à couronne jaune, Euplecte vorabé, Gendarme Worabee, Vorabé, Worabée
Frisian: Napoleonwever
Irish: Easpag buí-chorónta
Galician: Arcebispo de coroa amarela, Bispo de coroa amarela
Croatian: žutokruna pletilja
Hungarian: Napóleon-szövőmadár
Icelandic: Keisaravefari
Italian: Vescovo capogiallo, Vescovo dorato
Japanese (romaji): ougonchou
Japanese: オウゴンチョウ
Kwangali: Kambara
Scientific: Euplectes afer, Euplectes afer afer, Euplectes afer taha, Euplectes taha, Loxia afra, Loxia melanogastra
Lithuanian: Geltonvaikinis aksominis audėjas, Geltonvainikis aksominis audėjas
Latvian: Dzeltengalvas bīskapiņš
Maltese: għasfur isqof tal-qurriegħa safra
Dutch: Napoleonwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulkronebisp
Norwegian: Gulkronebisp, Napoleonvever
Polish: wiklacz sloneczny, wikłacz słoneczny
Portuguese: arcebispo, Bispo de coroa amarela, Bispo-de-coroa-amarela, Cardeal-tecelão-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): Arcebispo, bispo-de-coroa-amarela
Russian: Длиннохвостый золотой ткач, Золотистый ткачик, Наполеонов бархатный ткач, Наполеонов ткачик
Slovak: tkáčik nomádsky
Slovenian: Rumenoglavi vidaj
Serbian: Napoleon biskup, Žutokruni biskup
Sotho, Southern: Thaha-pinyane
Swedish: Gulkronad biskop, gulkronad eldvävare
Swahili: Kweche Kichwa-manjno
Turkish: Altın piskopos, Napolyon Piskoposu
Tsonga: Mantunje
Ukrainian: Вайдаг золотистий
Chinese: 黃頂寡婦鳥, 黄顶巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頂寡婦鳥

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