Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusQuelea (Queleas)
- SpeciesQuelea cardinalis (Cardinal Quelea)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
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 Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Quelea sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Quelea in Kidepo Valley National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Quelea in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.