Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Genus
Euplectes
eBird Code
yelbis1

Vocalizations

Kim Gordon · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Euplectes capensis angolensis

    northern and central highlands of Angola

  • Euplectes capensis approximans

    eastern South Africa (Knysna to Gauteng Province)

  • Euplectes capensis capensis

    western South Africa to Knysna

  • Euplectes capensis crassirostris

    South Sudan, Uganda, eastern and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, central Kenya and southern Tanzania southward to Zambia, Malawi, central Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa, and central and southern Mozambique

  • Euplectes capensis phoenicomerus

    highlands of southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon; Bioko

  • Euplectes capensis xanthomelas

    Ethiopia

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.