Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes capensis (Yellow-rumped Widowbird)
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. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Widowbird sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Abyssinian Siskin
Serinus nigriceps
Abyssinian Catbird
Parophasma galinieri
Thekla Lark
Galerida theklae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Widowbird in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Widowbird sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Widowbird in Bale Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Widowbird in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.