bird · Passeriformes · Ploceidae
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer (Gmelin, 1789) — also called Golden Bishop Bird, YCBI. Occurrence records of the Yellow-crowned Bishop are shared on GBIF from around 21 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Highveld Garden (615 records), in 6 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernPloceidae
21reserves with records
2 315records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 615 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 551 |
| OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 458 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 162 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 144 |
| Marais DamNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 95 |
| Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 64 |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 54 |
| Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 51 |
| Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 48 |
| Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 21 |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 12 |
| Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 10 |
| Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 6 |
| HuskyRomi Wolf SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | FS Free State | 5 |
| Bronkies Angling and Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 |
| SterkfonteinProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 2 |
| Coopers CaveProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 2 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 2 |
By province
- Gauteng
- 8 reserves
- Free State
- 6 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 4 reserves
- Limpopo
- 1 reserve
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 1 reserve
- North West
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Scientific name
- Euplectes afer
- GBIF taxon
- 2494097
- Wikidata
- Q1300963
More of the Ploceidae family
Southern Masked WeaverCape WeaverSouthern Red BishopRed-billed QueleaVillage WeaverSpectacled WeaverThick-billed WeaverRed-collared WidowbirdYellow BishopLong-tailed WidowbirdFan-tailed WidowbirdDark-backed WeaverYellow WeaverWhite-winged WidowbirdRed-billed Buffalo WeaverScaly-feathered WeaverRed-headed WeaverLesser Masked WeaverAfrican Golden Weaver
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.