Kenya
Red-billed Quelea
Feeds primarily on seeds of annual
grasses, but also causes extensive
damage to cereal crops.
grasses, but also causes extensive
damage to cereal crops.
quelea
(L 4.5-5" Wt 0.5-0.7 oz)
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
Most abundant bird in the world
- estimated breeding pop. of 1.5 billion pairs.
- overall population at 10 billion.
- all are in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Quelea in Latin means quail(?).
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