Golden-backed Bishop (Euplectes aureus)

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Floodplains and rank vegetation in savanna woodland on the coastal plain, and also in Acacia scrub and abandoned cotton fields. From sea-level - 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B).

Introduced to S�o Tom� e Principe (B).

S�o Tom� I and coastal Angola (from Luanda and Bengo south to Benguela).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rasping 'dzik'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Golden-backed Bishop (Euplectes aureus) [XC694792]
by id from Lobata, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, Sao Tome (call, voices)

Golden-backed Bishop (Euplectes aureus) [XC403444]
by Phil Gregory from Lobata, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, Sao Tome (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Previously thought to form a superspecies with Yellow Bishop (Euplectes capensis).

References
See References.

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