In order to breed, the quelea must stop, weaving thousands of nests in tight colonies.
为了繁衍,它们必须停下来,密密麻麻地编织无数的巢。
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Isiah and his neighbors must try to prevent the quelea from settling, otherwise the flock will strip their crop in an hour.
艾什尔和他的邻居们必须努力阻止它们停留,否则鸟群会在一小时内吃光他们的谷物。
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The African red-billed quelea is the most abundant bird on Earth, with as many as 10 billion individuals dotting the savannah and annoying the elephants.
Quelea/ˈkwiliə/ is an anatomically small genus of passerine birds that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae, confined to Africa. These are small-sized, sparrow- or finch-like gregarious birds, with bills adapted to eating seeds. Queleas may be nomadic over vast ranges; the red-billed quelea is said to be the most numerous bird species in the world.