Cardinal Quelea

Cardinal Quelea

Quelea cardinalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
0–10%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Quelea in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Quelea sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cardinal Quelea in Murchison Falls National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Quelea in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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