3,848 observationsLeast Concern
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Ploceidae ›Genus: Quelea
About
The red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz)—migratory, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It was named by Linnaeus in 1758, who considered it a bunting, but Ludwig Reichenbach assigned it in 1850 to the new genus Quelea. Three subspecies are recognised, with Quelea quelea quelea occurring roughly from Senegal to Chad, Q. q. aethiopica from Sudan...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Red-billed Quelea is Quelea quelea.
- The Red-billed Quelea has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Red-billed Quelea belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Red-billed Quelea belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Red-billed Quelea belongs to the class Aves.
- Red-billed Quelea belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Red-billed Quelea belongs to the family Ploceidae.
- Red-billed Quelea belongs to the genus Quelea.