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title: "The red-billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth."  
description: "The sparrow-sized Red-billed Quelea is in the weaver family, has a stout. The birds are mostly brown, but breeding males have red and black feathered heads."  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-06-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1030/the-red-billed-quelea-is-the-most-common-bird-on-earth  
category: "nature"  
tags: ["nature", "red-billed quelea", "beautiful birds."]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# The red-billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth.

![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/2be4e5b5-64af-4dbd-ab4c-534a3f66cc40.jpeg) The red-billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth. ![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/09b5e727-366d-4bc7-ae41-9410f80b7b39.jpeg) The red-billed quelea is regarded as the most numerous undomesticated bird on earth ![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/6be20f87-058f-4b7e-84e7-1c43a67b8342.jpeg) Over 75% of males have a black facial 'mask' ![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/d6b6a3fb-68f8-47e2-961c-a1dcfdeeadee.jpeg) Flying flocks make a distinct sound due to the many wing beats. ![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/c3f43d58-4a30-43fd-b970-b338f88564a1.jpeg) The red-billed quelea needs 300–800 mm (12–31 in) of precipitation to breed ![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/55be89a6-000f-4157-bd45-b3310da7ef1d.jpeg) The red-billed quelea is caught and eaten in many parts of Africa ![The red billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f73ee707-e7ae-47c7-9a19-245306cd919f/images/07c61048-2b1f-4138-a78e-4073f1d7f8a6.jpeg) Insects are generally eaten during the breeding season

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