The red-billed quelea (/ ˈkwiːliə /; [3] Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 …

Dec 17, 2012 · Bob will advise on the swarming nature of the Quelea birds and their threat to crops. A flock of 2 million birds can destroy up to 50 tons of grain per day. The Red-billed …

The red-billed quelea is a small weaver bird native to sub-Saharan Africa and renowned for its attacks on small-grain crops within Africa. It is the most numerous bird species in the world, …

The broad-billed parrot or raven parrot (Lophopsittacus mauritianus) is a large extinct parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius. The species was …

Mar 15, 2007 · It shows, uniquely for any African bird species, where red-billed queleas most probably will not breed in a given year, and will enable quelea control teams to focus their …

Introduction to quelea birds’ damage on cereals and control schemes in Eastern and Southern Africa Robert A. Cheke Professor of Tropical Zoology Natural Resources Institute University of …

Nov 15, 2010 · For the last 15 years, Robert Cheke has been conducting research on the infamous pest, the Red-billed Quelea bird Quelea quelea. Known as "Africa's feathered locust" …

Robert Cheke is Professor of Tropical Zoology at the University of Greenwich. His work has taken him to sub-Saharan Africa, where he has followed his passion for sunbirds. The late Clive …

Jul 30, 2010 · Sunbirds is the first book since the 19th Century to cover in detail all the world's sunbirds and spiderhunters - the Nectarinidae. It also includes the allied families of …