Weavers, Widowbirds

Red-headed Quelea

Quelea erythrops

The Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) is a 19 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

19 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

34

Photo: (c) Nick Schaller, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist