Cardinal quelea quelea, and this clade is sister to the red-billed quelea "Q. quelea". The genus "Quelea" belongs to the group of true weavers (subfamily Ploceinae), and is most related to "Foudia", a genus of six or seven species that occur on the islands of the western Indian Ocean. This clade is sister to the Asian species of the genus "Ploceus". The following tree represents current insights in the relationships between the species of "Quelea", and their closest relatives. Cardinal quelea The cardinal quelea ("Quelea cardinalis") is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic
Bucca (mythological creature) Bucca (mythological creature) Bucca is a male sea-spirit in Cornish folklore - a merman- that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms. The mythological creature is a type of water spirit likely related to the Púca from Irish and Welsh folklore and the female mari-morgans - a type of mermaid from Welsh and Breton mythology. Rev W. S. Lach-Szyrma, one 19th-century writer on Cornish antiquities, suggested the Bucca had originally been an ancient pagan deity of the sea such as Irish Nechtan or British Nodens, though his claims are mainly conjecture.. Folklore however records votive food offerings