
The yellow bishop, Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow (Euplectes capensis) is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Most records Sep to Oct
When Yellow Bishop sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 2,040 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Yellow Bishop is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,040 records, iNaturalist
50+ results in South Africa
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Species
Euplectes capensis
Records
2 040
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Yellow Bishop on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Yellow Bishop is most recorded in Western Cape (89% of records), based on 2 040 iNaturalist observations. 51 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Yellow Bishop on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Yellow Bishop peak from Sep to Oct, based on 2 040 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The yellow bishop, Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow (Euplectes capensis) is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.