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What (who) is quelea - definition
GENUS OF BIRDS
Queline; Quelea bird
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quelea
['kwi:l??]
¦ noun a brownish African weaver bird. [Genus Quelea: three species.]
Origin
mod. L., perh. from med. L. qualea 'quail'.
Quelea
Quelea is a genus of small passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds.
Queller
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![George Edwards]] published in 1760](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red-billed quelea Edwards, 1760.png?width=200 "George Edwards]] published in 1760")
![male ''Q. q. aethiopica'' in breeding plumage with pink wash, [[Uganda]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea aethiopica) male breeding plumage pink.jpg?width=200 "male ''Q. q. aethiopica'' in breeding plumage with pink wash, [[Uganda]]")
![Females in breeding plumage with yellow bills, [[South Africa]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Travailleur à bec rouge femelles.jpg?width=200 "Females in breeding plumage with yellow bills, [[South Africa]]")
![female ''Q. q. aethiopica'' in non-breeding plumage, [[Ethiopia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea aethiopica) female.jpg?width=200 "female ''Q. q. aethiopica'' in non-breeding plumage, [[Ethiopia]]")
SPECIES OF BIRD
Quelea quelea; Queller; RED BILLED QUELEA; Red-billed Quelea; Quelea finch; Red-billed weaver; Red-billed dioch
·noun A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller.
II. Queller ·noun One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.
Wikipedia
Quelea
Quelea is a genus of small passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds. Queleas may be nomadic over vast ranges; the red-billed quelea is said to be the most numerous bird species in the world.
Examples of use of quelea
1. However, the quelea bird, a common African species, is a danger.