Quelea
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Quelea
L. Reichenbach, 1850
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Quelea /ˈkwiliə/ is an anatomically small genus of passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds. Queleas may be nomadic over vast ranges; the red-billed quelea is said to be the most numerous bird species in the world.[1]
Taxonomy
There are three species:
File:Quelea erythrops -South Africa -building nest-8.jpg
A male red-headed quelea building a nest in South Africa
File:Red-billed Quelea.jpg
A flock of red-billed queleas
- Cardinal quelea, Quelea cardinalis
- Red-headed quelea, Quelea erythrops
- Red-billed quelea, Quelea quelea
References
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