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Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The red-billed quelea, also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz)—migratory, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Quelea
Scientific:
Quelea quelea
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Quelea
Scientific:
Quelea quelea
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.177
Protonym:
Emberiza quelea
Type locality:
India. Senegal, ex Brisson (see Linnaeus, 1776, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 1, p. 310).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/196/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2B6DE1366B1D557C
Avibase ID:
avibase-2B6DE136
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2B6DE136
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562669
Geographic range:
- Quelea quelea quelea: Senegal to Chad
- Quelea quelea aethiopica: Sudan to Somalia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
- Quelea quelea lathamii: South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Red-billed Quelea
Catalan:
quelea de bec vermell
Czech:
snovač rudozobý
Danish:
Blodnæbsvæver
German:
Blutschnabelweber
Spanish:
Quelea Común
Spanish (Spain):
Quelea Común
Finnish:
miljoonakutoja
French:
Travailleur à bec rouge
Croatian:
crvenokljuna pletilja
Hungarian:
piroscsőrű szövőmadár
Icelandic:
Grímuvefari
Italian:
Quelea beccorosso
Japanese (romaji):
kouyouchou
Japanese:
コウヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
paprastasis raudonsnapis audėjas
Dutch:
Roodbekwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blodnebbvevar
Norwegian:
Blodnebbvever
Polish:
wikłacz czerwonodzioby
Portuguese:
bico-carmim
Portuguese (Portugal):
quelea-de-bico-vermelho
Russian:
Красноклювая квелия
Slovak:
pletiarka červenozobá
Serbian:
Crvenokljuna kvelea
Swedish:
blodnäbbsvävare
Ukrainian:
Квелія червонодзьоба
Chinese:
红嘴奎利亚雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅嘴奎利亞雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Travailleur à bec rouge ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Travailleur à bec rouge ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Quelea quelea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Quelea quelea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Quelea quelea [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Quelea quelea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Quelea quelea [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooibekkwelea
Asturian: Quelea picubermeyu
Belarusian: Чырванадзюбы ткач
Bulgarian: Червеноклюн тъкач, Червеноклюна куела
Catalan: Quelea de bec vermell, Teixidor de bec vermell
Czech: snovač rudozobý, Snovatec rudozobý
Welsh: Cwelia picoch
Danish: Blodnæbsvæver
German: Blutschnabelweber, Blutschnabel-Weber
Greek: Κoκκιvόραμφoς υφαvτής
English: Black-faced Dioch, Black-faced Quelea, Black-fronted Dioch, Pink-billed Quelea, Red billed Quelea, Redbilled Quelea, Red-billed Quelea, Sudan Dioch, Sudan Quelea
English, HBW: Red-billed Quelea
English (IOC): Red-billed Quelea
English (Kenya): Red-billed Quelea
English (United States): Red-billed Quelea
Esperanto: Ruĝbeka teksulo
Spanish: Laborioso Quelea, Quelea Común, Quelea de Pico Rojo
Spanish (Spain): Quelea Común
Spanish (HBW): Red-billed Quelea
Estonian: vilja-kangurlind
Finnish: Miljoonakutoja
French: Quéléa, Quéléa à bec rouge, Travailleur, Travailleur à bec rouge
Frisian: Readbekwever
Irish: Fíodóir gobdhearg
Galician: Bico de carmín, Quelea de bico vermello
Croatian: Crvenokljuna kvelea, crvenokljuna pletilja
Hungarian: Piroscsörű szövőmadár, piroscsőrű szövőmadár
Icelandic: Grímuvefari
Italian: Quelea, Quelea beccorosso
Japanese (romaji): kouyouchou
Japanese: コウヨウチョウ
Kazakh: қызылтұмсық өргіқұс
Kwangali: Enzunge
Kirghiz: кызыл тумшук өрмөкчү
Scientific: Emberiza Quelea, Euplectes gregarius, Loxia sanguinirostris, Quelea quelea, Quelea quelea quelea
Lithuanian: paprastasis raudonsnapis audėjas, Raudonsnapis audėjas
Latvian: Sarkanknābja audējputns
Macedonian: Квелеа
Dutch: Roodbekwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blodnebbvevar
Norwegian: Blodnebbvever
Sotho, Northern: Lerwerwe
Polish: wiklacz czerwonodzioby, wikłacz czerwonodzioby
Portuguese: bico-carmim, Quelea de bico vermelho, Quelea-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): Bico-carmim, quelea-de-bico-vermelho
Rhaeto-Romance: Utschè tessunz dal bec cotschen
Romanian: Quelea cu cioc roşu
Russian: Квелия, Красноклювая квелия, Красноклювый ткач
Northern Sami: Miljoncihci, Miljongođđinloddi
Slovak: Pletiarka červenozobá
Slovenian: rdečekljuni tkalec
Shona: Chimokoto
Serbian: Crvenokljuna kvelea, Kvelea
Siswant: Inyonyane
Sotho, Southern: Thaha
Swedish: Blodnäbbsvävare
Swahili: Kwelea Domo-jekundu
Turkish: Kırmızı Gagalı Kuela, Kırmızı Kuela
Tsonga: Ndzheyana
Ukrainian: Квелія червонодзьоба
Uzbek: қизил тумшуқли тўқимачи
Chinese: 红嘴奎利亚雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅嘴奎利亞雀
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