Yellow-crowned Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 14.3 g
- Diet
- Seeds
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 89).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 62).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
A playable recording is not currently available for this species.
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Euplectes afer strictus
c Ethiopia
- Euplectes afer afer
Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to w Sudan, DR Congo and nw Angola
- Euplectes afer ladoensis
s Sudan and sw Ethiopia to n Tanzania
- Euplectes afer taha
sw Angola, Zambia and sw Tanzania to South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Euplectes afer
Which family does it belong to?
Weavers, Widowbirds (Ploceidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: Western & Central & Eastern & Southern
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Pieter Kotze · CC BY-NC
