Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Quelea
- eBird Code
- carque1
Subspecies (2)
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Quelea cardinalis cardinalis
southern South Sudan, Uganda, northwestern Kenya, Rwanda, and northwestern Tanzania; rare non-breeding visitor to Ethiopia
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Quelea cardinalis rhodesiae
southeastern Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.