Cardinal Quelea

Cardinal Quelea

Quelea cardinalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
10 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Quelea sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ 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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
19 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Quelea in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Quelea sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cardinal Quelea in Lake Manyara National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Quelea in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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