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Euplectes afer by Henrique Oliveira Pires

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August 19, 2017 - Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)

Found in a spotty range through parts of central and southern Africa, these weavers have also been introduced to parts of the United States, the Caribbean, Japan, and southern Europe. They eat mostly grass seeds and possibly some invertebrates, foraging on the ground or on plants, often joining mixed-species flocks. Males display by puffing their feathers while calling and sometimes flying to attract mates and defend territory. Each male breeds with several females, building spherical nests from woven grass, often over water, which females line with grass seed heads. Females incubate the eggs and feed the chicks alone.