ori76 escribió:Curioso lo del quelea , no lo sabía. De hecho, no había oído hablar de él en la vida.
Copia-pega del HBW Alive:
"Not globally threatened. Considered one of the most abundant wild bird species in world. Peak post-breeding population estimated at c. 1,500,000,000 individuals. Aerial surveys in N Cameroon and W Chad estimated 36 million birds, three months later 55 million; colonies in NE Nigeria covered more than 110 ha, and contained estimated 31 million nests. Population of Kruger National Park, in NE South Africa, estimated at 33 million (most abundant bird species there), and in adjacent S & C Mozambique estimated at 20 million individuals. Enormous roosts, sometimes holding millions of birds, form during dry season; often shared with other ploceids, and in S Africa also with Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica). May be in process of expanding range in SW parts of South Africa. This species is a major pest of cereal crops, and huge efforts have been expended by national and international agencies on lethal control and attempts to reduce population numbers by use of explosives, petrol bombs and aerial spraying of avicides; in South Africa up to 21 million reported killed in a single month, with annual kill estimates of up to 180 million."
Craig, A. (2018). Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/60978 on 15 October 2018).
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