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Yellow-crowned Bishop: moulting male or adult female

Yellow-crowned Bishop: moulting male or adult female - Unspecified

Photographer

» Bruno PORTIER

Location

» Sô-Ava, southern Benin

Country image taken

» Benin

Date

» June, 2012

Equipment

» Nikon D7000 + Sigma 400mm f5.6

Bird Species

»Euplectes afer - Yellow-crowned Bishop

Bird Species (French)

»Euplecte vorabé

Bird Family

»Ploceidae - Weavers, Malimbes, Bishops, Widowbirds, Fodies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Date is late for a moulting male (3rd June) but the amount of yellow on the belly suggests a female should be excluded. More opinions are welcome.

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