Red-billed Quelea vs Red-headed Quelea

Quelea quelea compared with Quelea erythrops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Quelea	Red-headed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family same	Ploceidae	Ploceidae
Genus same	Quelea	Quelea
Species	Quelea quelea	Quelea erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Quelea and Red-headed Quelea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Quelea.

Conservation Status

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Quelea	Red-headed Quelea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Red-headed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Red-headed Quelea

Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) 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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom