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The Most Common Bird in the Worldby *Eurwentala

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Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) is the world's most abundant species of bird, with an estimated population size of 10 billion. It migrates around southern Africa in huge, cloud-like flocks and has a rather annoying habit of emptying whole fields in moments. Hundreds of millions of these birds have been killed in population control attempts, with no visible success at all.

A quick illustration for a blog post: black marker and digital coloring.
Category: Traditional Art / Mixed Media / Animals & Plants

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Mood: Love *deathmango Feb 17, 2013
I *always* learn something new from you. I love that!
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*Eurwentala Feb 19, 2013
Thanks. :) I'm always learning new things and it's nice to be able to share them with others who are interested. In real life, most people I know quickly get bored with my stories.
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~TheAmazingKopout Dec 30, 2012
Its really nice to sea a bird doing so well. A lot of birds have gone extinct due to human activity and their extinction rate is second only to amphibians (If I remember correctly)
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~Albertonykus Dec 25, 2012
Now I'm imagining this bird doing a beer commercial...
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*Eurwentala Dec 29, 2012
I can imagine that, huge flocks of queleas landing on beer pints and drinking Carlsberg. Beer is liquid grain, after all.
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~DeinonychusEmpire Dec 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This bird's badassery level is through the roof!
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*Eurwentala Dec 29, 2012
Weaver birds in general are pretty badass, I think. Other species, such as the village weaver, are also ridiculously abundant. If you ever visit Sub-Saharan Africa, weavers seem to be everywhere.
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