Red-billed Quelea
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Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
5 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Quelea sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Southern Masked Weaver
LC

Southern Masked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus velatus

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Masked-Weaver
LC

Lesser Masked-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus intermedius

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

5–10% · With luck
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

<5% · Rare
African Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

African Red-eyed Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus nigricans

80–90% · Very likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

60–70% · Likely
Pale-winged Starling
LC

Pale-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus nabouroup

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Pririt Batis
LC

Pririt Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis pririt

50–60% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Quelea in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Quelea sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Quelea in Waterberg Plateau Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Quelea in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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