Red-faced Mousebird

When to see the Red-faced Mousebird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-faced Mousebird

The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Red-faced Mousebird

The red-faced mousebird is a species of mousebird or coly. It is a common in southern Africa from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. Its habitat is savanna with thickets, fynbos scrub, other open woodland, gardens and orchards.

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Easily confused with

Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusThe blue-naped mousebird is a fairly small to medium-sized bird, measuring 33–38 cm (13–15 in) in length including the elongated tail of 20–28 cm (7.9–11.0 in), weighing 34–65 g (1.2–2.3 oz).