Where does the Red-billed Quelea live?
Quelea quelea has 423,896 records in 61 countries and territories, from 1835 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 423,896 records
- 61 places
- 135 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesPloceidaeQuelea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 331,419 | |
| Namibia | 22,556 | |
| Zimbabwe | 19,051 | |
| Kenya | 11,867 | |
| Botswana | 9,385 | |
| Tanzania | 5,248 | |
| Zambia | 4,873 | |
| Senegal | 3,779 | |
| Uganda | 3,616 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,299 | |
| Gambia | 2,284 | |
| Mozambique | 1,125 | |
| Nigeria | 981 | |
| Eswatini | 870 | |
| Ghana | 856 | |
| Rwanda | 778 | |
| Malawi | 428 | |
| Réunion | 324 | |
| Angola | 304 | |
| DR Congo | 261 | |
| Somalia | 234 | |
| Chad | 203 | |
| Burkina Faso | 190 | |
| Benin | 188 | |
| Cameroon | 122 | |
| Mauritania | 112 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 71 | |
| Mali | 69 | |
| Lesotho | 54 | |
| Spain | 52 | |
| Niger | 50 | |
| Sudan | 48 | |
| South Sudan | 48 | |
| Burundi | 31 | |
| Guinea | 30 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | |
| Gabon | 7 | |
| Hong Kong | 7 | |
| Eritrea | 5 | |
| Liberia | 5 |
Showing the top 40 of 61 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.