Quelea

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Quelea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae Genus: Quelea Reichenbach, 1850
Species
Quelea cardinalis Quelea erythrops Quelea quelea

Quelea is a genus of songbirds, order Passeriformes. The most significant species is Quelea quelea, the Red-billed Quelea of Africa, said to be the most numerous bird species in the world.^{[citation needed]}