Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis(Hartlaub, KJG, 1880)
English (US) Cardinal Quelea
The Cardinal Quelea (Quelea cardinalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Quelea cardinalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cardinal Quelea
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Quelea cardinalis cardinalis
- Quelea cardinalis rhodesiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hyphantica cardinalis
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1880)
- Type locality
- Lado.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 28, no.151 p.325
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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