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Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis (Hartlaub, KJG 1880)
The cardinal quelea is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Quelea
Scientific:
Quelea cardinalis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Ploceidae
Genus:
Quelea
Scientific:
Quelea cardinalis
Original description
Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG 1880)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
28, no.151 p.325
Protonym:
Hyphantica cardinalis
Type locality:
Lado.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101708#page/337/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9387DC41F926CF7B
Avibase ID:
avibase-9387DC41
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9387DC41
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562667
Geographic range:
- Quelea cardinalis: southern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya southward to central and eastern Zambia and central Malawi; rare nonbreeding visitor to Ethiopia
Source: Clements checklist
Cardinal Quelea
Catalan:
quelea cardenal
Czech:
snovač červenoprsý
Danish:
Kardinalvæver
German:
Kardinalweber
Spanish:
Quelea Cardenal
Spanish (Spain):
Quelea Cardenal
Finnish:
kardinaalikutoja
French:
Travailleur cardinal
Croatian:
prugastoleđa pletilja
Hungarian:
bíbortorkú szövőmadár
Italian:
Quelea cardinale
Japanese (romaji):
muneakakouyouchou
Japanese:
ムネアカコウヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
kardinolinis raudonsnapis audėjas
Dutch:
Kardinaalwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kardinalvevar
Norwegian:
Kardinalvever
Polish:
wikłacz kardynalski
Portuguese:
Quelea-cardinal
Portuguese (Portugal):
quelea-cardinal
Russian:
Кардиналовая квелия
Slovak:
pletiarka kardinálska
Serbian:
Kardinal kvelea
Swedish:
kardinalvävare
Ukrainian:
Квелія кардиналова
Chinese:
绯红奎利亚雀
Chinese (Traditional):
緋紅奎利亞雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Travailleur cardinal ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Travailleur cardinal ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Quelea cardinalis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Quelea cardinalis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Quelea cardinalis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cardinal Quelea ( Quelea cardinalis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Quelea cardinalis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Quelea cardinalis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kardinaalkwelea
Catalan: quelea cardenal
Czech: snovač červenoprsý, Snovatec cervený
Danish: Kardinalvæver
German: Kardinalweber
English: Cardinal Dioch, Cardinal Quelea
English, HBW: Cardinal Quelea
English (IOC): Cardinal Quelea
English (Kenya): Cardinal Quelea
English (United States): Cardinal Quelea
Spanish: Quelea Cardenal
Spanish (Spain): Quelea Cardenal
Spanish (HBW): Cardinal Quelea
Estonian: hirsi-kangurlind
Finnish: Kardinaalikutoja
French: Quéléa cardinal, Travailleur cardinal
Croatian: prugastoleđa pletilja
Hungarian: bíbortorkú szövőmadár
Italian: Quelea cardinale
Japanese (romaji): muneakakouyouchou
Japanese: ムネアカコウヨウチョウ
Kirghiz: кардинал кызыл тумшук өрмөкчү
Scientific: Hyphantica cardinalis, Quelea cardinalis, Quelea cardinalis cardinalis
Lithuanian: kardinolinis raudonsnapis audėjas
Dutch: Kardinaalwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kardinalvevar
Norwegian: Kardinalvever
Polish: wiklacz kardynalski, wikłacz kardynalski
Portuguese: Quelea-cardinal
Portuguese (Portugal): quelea-cardinal
Russian: Кардиналовая квелия, Кардинальский красноклювый ткач
Slovak: pletiarka kardinálska
Serbian: Kardinal kvelea
Swedish: Kardinalvävare
Swahili: Kwelea Kidari-chekundu
Turkish: Kardinal kuelası
Ukrainian: Квелія кардиналова
Chinese: 绯红奎利亚雀
Chinese (Traditional): 緋紅奎利亞雀
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