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Quelea
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Quelea () is a genus of small passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds. Queleas may be nomadic over vast ranges; the red-billed quelea is said to be the most numerous wild bird species in the world.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPloceidae
Observations recorded436,643

Ein Rotkopfweber-Männchen beim Nestbau in Südafrika Balg des Kardinalwebers im Museums Naturalis Quelea ist eine Gattung aus der Familie der Webervögel (Ploceidae), die mit drei Arten in Afrika vorkommt. Auf Madagaskar wurde sie eingeführt. Eine Art, der Blutschnabelweber (Quelea quelea), bildet gewaltige Schwärme, die neben denen der ausgestorbenen Wandertaube (Ectopistes migratorius) zu den größten bekannten Vogelansammlungen gehören. Der Blutschnabelweber gilt vielerorts als Plage, weil er in weiten Landstrichen die Ernte vernichtet.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
37
Family
Ploceidae
Collections
USNM, MSB, MVZ
Recorded in
Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Mali

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ploceidae
Image
Red-billed quelea flocking at waterhole.jpg
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Commons category
Quelea
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Quelea
taxon name
Quelea
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Phylogeny
  • Impact on agriculture
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Quelea () is a genus of small passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds. Queleas may be nomadic over vast ranges; the red-billed quelea is said to be the most numerous wild bird species in the world.

== Taxonomy == There are three species: thumb|right|A flock of red-billed queleas

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quelea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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