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ML201875791 IBC 1562006
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Pilanesberg NP (please use more specific locations when appropriate )
North-West, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
Media notes
A male Yellow-crowned Bishop in grass – preening, fluffing then flying off. The brilliant Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) is small species of Widowbird that like most species in the group is highly sexually dimorphic. Male Yellow-crowned Bishops are polygynous, building one or more woven nests attached to vegetation, or occasionally fence wires, usually near water. The males are highly competitive, fluffing their yellow backs and flying rapidly after other males, attempting to drive them away. The buzzing swizzling call and the flaring yellow feathers are used to attract the sparrow-like females to a nest. Elevation: 1305 m. Date added to IBC: February 12, 2019.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Euplectes afer taha.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 31.91 MB