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Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops

Status

Category: Not in any BOURC category

Native Range

Africa. Scattered over sub-Saharan Africa except for the south-west. The most contiguous grouping is in west Africa from Sierra Leone to Nigeria.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

British Occurrence

NBN atlas has 8 records as at end 2024. Map Here

One trapped in the Heligoland trap at Landguard Bird Obs in Suffolk on 8th June 2002 was described as being in immaculate condition.

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Sources

https://www.lbo.org.uk/systematic-lists/systematic-list-of-escapes/