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title: "Wikłacz przylądkowy"
description: "Euplectes capensis — Ptaki. The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis), also known as Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow, is a resident breeding Afromontane bird species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/yellow-bishop
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Wikłacz przylądkowy

> Euplectes capensis — Ptaki. The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis), also known as Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow, is a resident breeding Afromontane bird species.

- Scientific name: *Euplectes capensis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 2743
- Wikidata: [Q1305603](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305603)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13964](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13964)

## Names

- en: Yellow Bishop
- de: Samtwida
- es: Obispo Coligualdo
- fr: Euplecte à croupion jaune
- nl: Fluweelwidavink
- pt: Cardeal-tecelão-de-rabadilha-amarela
- pl: Wikłacz przylądkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2063), KE (145), TZ (100), MW (55), ZW (50), ET (27), UG (23), RW (14), ZM (14), CM (8), NG (6), AO (5)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_bishop

## Photo

![Wikłacz przylądkowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bishop/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45588027

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-bishop?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).