Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Red-billed Quelea
The Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) 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 quelea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-billed Quelea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Quelea quelea quelea
- Quelea quelea aethiopica
- Quelea quelea lathamii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza quelea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- India. Senegal, ex Brisson (see Linnaeus, 1776, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 1, p. 310).
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.177
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Weavers and Allies
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Ploceus megarhynchus
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Ploceus benghalensis
Compact Weaver
Pachyphantes superciliosus
Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis
Aldabra Fody
Foudia aldabrana
Comoro Fody
Foudia eminentissima
Forest Fody
Foudia omissa
Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra
Seychelles Fody
Foudia sechellarum
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