Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusQuelea (Queleas)
- SpeciesQuelea erythrops (Red-headed Quelea)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Quelea in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Red-headed Quelea sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Quelea in Kidepo Valley National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Quelea in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.