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Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The yellow bishop, Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Loxia capensis

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/310/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  97A73D9F336B6C67

Avibase ID:
  avibase-97A73D9F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/97A73D9F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560039

Geographic range:

  • Euplectes capensis [capensis or macrorhynchus]: W South Africa to Knysna
  • Euplectes capensis angolensis: N and central highlands of Angola
  • Euplectes capensis approximans: E South Africa (Knysna to Gauteng Province)
  • Euplectes capensis crassirostris: South Sudan, Uganda, eastern and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, central Kenya, and southern Tanzania south to Zambia, Malawi, central Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa, and central and southern Mozambique
  • Euplectes capensis phoenicomerus: Highlands of se Nigeria and Cameroon; Bioko
  • Euplectes capensis xanthomelas: Ethiopia
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Yellow Bishop
Catalan:
bisbe sedós
Czech:
vida africká
Danish:
Fløjlsvæver
German:
Samtweber
Spanish:
Obispo Culigualdo
Spanish (Spain):
Obispo Culigualdo
Finnish:
keltaperäpiispa
French:
Euplecte à croupion jaune
Croatian:
crno-žuta pletilja
Italian:
Vescovo giallo
Japanese (romaji):
kigoshiougonchou
Japanese:
キゴシオウゴンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Storasnapis aksominis audėjas
Dutch:
Fluweelwidavink
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulgumpbisp
Norwegian:
Gulgumpbisp
Polish:
wikłacz przylądkowy
Portuguese:
cardeal-tecelão-de-rabadilha-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
bispo-d'uropígio-amarelo
Russian:
Желтоспинный ткачик
Slovak:
tkáčik zamatový
Serbian:
Somotasta vida
Swedish:
gulgumpad eldvävare
Ukrainian:
Вайдаг товстодзьобий
Chinese:
黄巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黃寡婦鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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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:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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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):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Euplecte à croupion jaune ( Euplectes capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Euplecte à croupion jaune ( Euplectes capensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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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. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 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 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Yellow-rumped Bishop ( Euplectes capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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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 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 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Euplectes capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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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):
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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 capensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Euplectes capensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kaapse Flap
Catalan: bisbe sedós
Czech: Prádelník africký, vida africká
Danish: Fløjlsvæver
German: Samtweber, Samtwida, Samt-Wida
English: Black-and-yellow Bishop, Cape Bishop, Cape Widow, Yellow Bishop, Yellow-rumped Bishop, Yellowrumped Widow, Yellow-rumped Widow, Yellow-rumped Widowbird
English, HBW: Yellow Bishop
English (IOC): Yellow Bishop
English (Kenya): Yellow Bishop
English (United States): Yellow Bishop
Spanish: Obispo Culigualdo, Obispo de Lomo Amarillo
Spanish (Spain): Obispo Culigualdo
Spanish (HBW): Yellow Bishop
Estonian: kimalas-kangurlind
Finnish: Keltaperäpiispa
French: Euplecte à croupion jaune, Euplecte à dos jaune, Euplecte jaune, Euplecte noir et jaune, Veuve du Cap
Croatian: crno-žuta pletilja
Italian: Vescovo dal groppone giallo, Vescovo giallo
Japanese (romaji): kigoshihagoromosuzume, kigoshiougonchou
Japanese: キゴシオウゴンチョウ, キゴシハゴロモスズメ
Kwangali: Enzunge
Scientific: Euplectes australis, Euplectes capensis, Euplectes capensis capensis, Loxia capensis
Lithuanian: Storasnapis aksominis audėjas
Dutch: Fluweelwidavink
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulgumpbisp
Norwegian: Gulgumpbisp
Polish: wiklacz przyladkowy, wikłacz przylądkowy
Portuguese: Cardeal-tecelão-de-rabadilha-amarela, Viuva de uropigio amarelo, Viuva-de-uropigio-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): bispo-d'uropígio-amarelo
Russian: Желтоспинный ткачик, Толстоклювый бархатный ткач
Slovak: Pletiarka zamatová, tkácik zamatový, tkáčik zamatový
Serbian: Somotasta vida, Žuti biskup
Sotho, Southern: Thaha
Swedish: Gulgumpad biskop, gulgumpad eldvävare
Swahili: Kweche Manjano
Turkish: Sarı belli piskopos
Tsonga: Mantunje
Ukrainian: Вайдаг товстодзьобий
Xhosa: Isahomba
Chinese: 黄巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黃寡婦鳥

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