Quelea (Queleas) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Quelea quelea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Quelea cardinalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Quelea erythrops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Queleas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~50%
	Red-billed Quelea			~50%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
2	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~50%
	Red-billed Quelea			~50%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
3	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 3	~50%
	Red-billed Quelea			~50%
4	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~40%
	Red-billed Quelea			~40%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~30%
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
15	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
	Cardinal Quelea			~10%
16	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
18	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
20	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
	Cardinal Quelea			~10%
22	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
23	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
24	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
25	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
26	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~20%
	Red-billed Quelea			~20%
27	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
29	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
30	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
32	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
34	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
36	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
37	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
38	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
40	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
41	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
42	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
43	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
44	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
45	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 3	<5%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
	Cardinal Quelea			<5%
46	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
47	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~60%
	Red-billed Quelea			~60%
2	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
3	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-headed Quelea			~10%
4	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
5	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Quelea			~10%
6	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
7	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
8	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
9	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
	Red-headed Quelea			<5%
10	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
11	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%
12	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Quelea			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
2	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
3	Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
5	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

Queleas

Species in this group

Red-billed Quelea

Cardinal Quelea

Red-headed Quelea

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Queleas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found