Quelea 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 insight of the relationships between the species of "Quelea", and their closest relatives. "Q. quelea" is a major pest to small-grain cereal crops in much of sub-Saharan Africa; the kernels of corn are too big for it. "Q. erythrops" may cause substantial damage to rice. "Q. cardinalis" is not known to raid crops. Quelea Quelea is a genus of small passerine birds
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