Chestnut-throated Apalis vs Red-billed Quelea

Apalis porphyrolaema compared with Quelea quelea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Red-billed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cisticolidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Apalis	Quelea
Species	Apalis porphyrolaema	Quelea quelea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-throated Apalis and Red-billed Quelea share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Red-billed Quelea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Red-billed Quelea

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cameroon, Gambia), Asia (United Arab Emirates), and Europe (7 countries).

Chestnut-throated Apalis

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Red-billed Quelea

Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway