Weavers, Widowbirds

Cardinal Quelea

Quelea cardinalis

The Cardinal Quelea (Quelea cardinalis) is a 13 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

13 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

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