Yellow-crowned Bishop - Euplectes afer

Euplecte vorabé

Yellow-crowned Bishop male adult breeding, pigmentation, courting display
They live in flooded grasslands and marshes. They breed in small colonies, often low down in grass or reeds. They are locally common.
Ils vivent dans les prairies inondables et les marais. Ils se reproduisent en petites colonies, souvent presque au sol, dans l'herbe ou les roseaux. Ils sont communs localement.
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  • pigmentation
  • courting display
  • ♂
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Obispo coronigualdo
  • bispo-de-coroa-amarela
  • Tahaweber
  • Euplectes afer
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Ploceidae
Species : Yellow-crowned Bishop

Geographic range by countries


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O.Net ref. : cadw26154
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Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2007 Jan
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Marievale Marievale
Lat. : 26° 22' 42'' South
Lng. : 28° 28' 18'' East

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Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/1250 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 550 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no