Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusQuelea (Queleas)
- SpeciesQuelea cardinalis (Cardinal Quelea)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Taveta Golden-Weaver
Ploceus castaneiceps
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Quelea in Amboseli National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Quelea sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Quelea in Amboseli National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Quelea in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.