• Synonyms Black-and-yellow Bishop, Yellow-rumped Widow, Yellow-rumped Widowbird, Yellow-rumped Bishop, Cape Widow, Cape Bishop, Yellowrumped Widow
  • Old latin name for bird Euplectes australis, Loxia capensis

Yellow Bishopbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Paweł Szymański
    Cameroon
  • 2.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Burundi
  • 3.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Burundi
  • 5.
    Song, © Michał Budka
    Cameroon
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Yellow Bishop

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c, e, s

Yellow Bishop subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Euplectes capensis angolensisAngola-No
Euplectes capensis approximanse South Africa-No
Euplectes capensis capensisw, s South Africa-No
Euplectes capensis crassirostrisse Sudan, e DR Congo, Uganda and Kenya to ne South Africa and s Mozambique-No
Euplectes capensis phoenicomeruse Nigeria and Cameroon-No
Euplectes capensis xanthomelasEthiopia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKaapse Flap
Catalanbisbe sedós
Chinese黄巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional)黃寡婦鳥
Croatiancrno-žuta pletilja
Czechvida africká, Prádelník africký
DanishFløjlsvæver
DutchFluweelwidavink
Finnishkeltaperäpiispa
FrenchEuplecte jaune, Euplecte à dos jaune, Veuve du Cap, Euplecte noir et jaune, Euplecte à croupion jaune
GermanSamt-Wida, Samtweber, Samtwida
ItalianVescovo giallo, Vescovo dal groppone giallo
Japaneseキゴシハゴロモスズメ, キゴシオウゴンチョウ
Lithuanianstorasnapis aksominis audėjas
Norwegiangulgumpbisp
Norwegian NynorskGulgumpbisp
Polishwiklacz przyladkowy, wikłacz przylądkowy
PortugueseViuva-de-uropigio-amarelo, bispo-d'uropígio-amarelo, Viuva de uropigio amarelo, Cardeal-tecelão-de-rabadilha-amarela
RussianЖелтоспинный ткачик, Толстоклювый бархатный ткач
SerbianŽuti biskup, Somotasta vida
Slovaktkácik zamatový, Pletiarka zamatová, tkáčik zamatový
SpanishObispo culigualdo, Obispo de Lomo Amarillo
SwahiliKweche Manjano
Swedishgulgumpad eldvävare, Gulgumpad biskop
TsongaMantunje
TurkishSarı Belli Piskopos
Ukrainianвайдаг товстодзьобий
XhosaIsahomba