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Yellow bishop

Euplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

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The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 28.9 g to 37.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the yellow bishop

Weight
28.9 g – 37.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow bishop live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow bishop?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis), also known as Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow, is a resident breeding Afromontane bird species.

This common weaver occurs in less arid vegetated areas, such as fynbos, moist grassland and bracken-covered valleys at altitudes from sea level to the Ethiopian Highlands.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow bishop” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow_bishop&oldid=1334751544), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow bishop endangered?

The yellow bishop is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the yellow bishop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusEuplectes
  7. SpeciesEuplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Euplectes australis, Loxia capensis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Cape widow-birdEnglish
  • YEBIEnglish
  • Yellow-rumped widowbirdEnglish
  • Kaapse FlapAfrikaans
  • bisbe sedósCatalan
  • vida africkáCzech
  • gweddw dinfelenWelsh
  • FløjlsvæverDanish
  • SamtwidaGerman
  • Samt-WidaGerman
  • SamtweberGerman
  • flavpuga teksbirdoEsperanto
  • Obispo ColigualdoSpanish
  • Obispo culigualdoSpanish
  • keltaperäpiispaFinnish
  • Euplecte noir et jauneFrench
  • Euplecte à croupion jauneFrench
  • crno-žuta pletiljaCroatian
  • Vescovo gialloItalian
  • キゴシオウゴンチョウJapanese
  • storasnapis aksominis audėjasLithuanian
  • FluweelwidavinkDutch
  • gulgumpbispNorwegian
  • wikłacz przylądkowyPolish
  • bispo-amareloPortuguese
  • bispo-d'uropígio-amareloPortuguese
  • cardeal-tecelão-de-rabadilha-amarelaPortuguese
  • Желтоспинный ткачикRussian
  • Толстоклювый бархатный ткачRussian
  • tkáčik zamatovýSlovak
  • Somotasta vidaSerbian
  • gulgumpad eldvävareSwedish
  • Sarı Belli PiskoposTurkish
  • вайдаг товстодзьобийUkrainian
  • 黃寡婦鳥Chinese
  • 黄巧织雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow bishop

Other species in the same genus Euplectes.

CompareYellow bishop vs Southern red bishopYellow bishop vs Long-tailed widowbirdYellow bishop vs Northern red bishopYellow bishop vs Yellow-crowned bishop

Common questions

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How big is the yellow bishop?

An adult yellow bishop weighs 28.9 g – 37.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow bishop endangered?

The yellow bishop is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the yellow bishop?

The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-bishop

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_bishop_2026,
  title = {Yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-bishop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}