Cardinal Quelea
Quelea cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusQuelea (Queleas)
- SpeciesQuelea cardinalis (Cardinal Quelea)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Quelea sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Quelea in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Quelea in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.