Red-billed Quelea
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Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bale Mountains National Park
1 Verified records at Bale Mountains National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed quelea (; Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small, seasonally nomadic, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 26 g (0.53 to 0.92 oz). 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 Q. q. quelea occurring roughly from Senegal to Chad, Q. q. aethiopica from Sudan to Somalia and Tanzania, and Q. q. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes capensis

20–30% · Possible
Red-collared Widowbird
LC

Red-collared Widowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes ardens

5–10% · With luck
Spectacled Weaver
LC

Spectacled Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus ocularis

Insufficient data
Grosbeak Weaver
LC

Grosbeak Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amblyospiza albifrons

Insufficient data
Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

80–90% · Very likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

80–90% · Very likely
Moorland Chat
LC

Moorland Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pinarochroa sordida

70–80% · Very likely
Tacazze Sunbird
LC

Tacazze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia tacazze

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Siskin
LC

Abyssinian Siskin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus nigriceps

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Catbird

Abyssinian Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parophasma galinieri

50–60% · Likely
Thekla Lark
LC

Thekla Lark

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Galerida theklae

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Quelea at Bale Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
17 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
18 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
21 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
26 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
29 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
30 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
31 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
32 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
33 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
34 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
35 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
36 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
37 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
38 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
39 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
40 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
42 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
43 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
44 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
45 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
46 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
47 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
48 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
49 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
50 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
51 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
52 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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