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Euplectes afer

Euplectes afer

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Ploceidae
Genus: Euplectes
Species: Euplectes afer
Subspecies: E. a. afer - E. a. ladoensis - E. a. strictus - E. a. taha

Name

Euplectes afer (Gmelin, 1789)

Reference

Syst. Nat. 1 pt2 p.857

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Yellow-crowned Bishop

The Yellow-crowned Bishop or Golden Bishop (Euplectes afer) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Euplectes afer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

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