Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Grasslands. Red head on small, buffy seed-eater.
Queleas, Sparrows, Weavers
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Uncommon resident. Both sexes differ from [Red-billed Quelea] in brownish-horn bill; male in entirely red head; female in more orange-yellow coloration. Male is distinguished from male [Red-headed Finch] by lack of scaly appearance on underparts; cf. also [Red-headed Weaver]. Immature resembles female. No distinctive call; flocks utter a twittering sound. Occurs in flocks, often with other small seedeaters, in damp grassland, marshes and woodland, where they feed on grass seeds. Irregular and nomadic.
Quick Facts
Size
11.5 cm - S
Names
A: Rooikopkwelea
Z: ukhandabomvu
G: Rotkopfweber
Bird Family
A very large group of conical-billed, mainly seed-eating birds. Many breed colonially and weave complicated nests that aid identification.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Occurs in flocks, often with other small seedeaters, in damp 'grassland', marshes and woodland, where they feed on grass seeds.
