Cardinal Quelea © flickr.com

Proposed subspecies rhodesiae (described from eastern Zambia) alleged to have brown on nape more extensive, but individual variation occurs throughout species' range.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• cardinalis (Hartlaub, 1880)   -  Southern South Sudan, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya south to central and eastern Zambia and central Malawi; rare nonbreeding visitor to Ethiopia.
• rhodesiae Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1944   -  South-eastern Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.

Files:

More Information

BirdLife International For more information about the Cardinal Quelea see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Cardinal Quelea If you would like to read any articles about the Cardinal Quelea... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Cardinal Quelea If Birdpedia has no pictures of Cardinal Quelea or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (4) No Videos of Cardinal Quelea If Birdpedia has no videos of Cardinal Quelea or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   ZAMBIA   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   ZAMBIA   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Cardinal Quelea Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   ZAMBIA   All