Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops(Hartlaub, KJG, 1848)
English (US) Red-headed Quelea
The Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) 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.
Range: grassland of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Quelea erythrops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-headed Quelea
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1848)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ploceus erythrops
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1848)
- Type locality
- Sao Tome.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 11 p.109
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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