I think that most people know Red-billed Queleas as rather drab little birds almost fitting the LBJ (little brown job), or the Afrikaans equivalent VVV (vreeslike vaal voeltjie), moniker. The bright red bill however makes them readily distinguishable from most other LBJ's. Red-billed Queleas occur in vast numbers in Namibia and we have all seen great flocks of them rolling like smoke over the landscape. These birds can be very destructive to grain crops and it is not without reason that they are often referred to as "Africa's feathered locusts" and the term "swarm" may indeed be more appropriate than flock.