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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Least ConcernCommonFruitShrublandCup nestSmall · 53 g
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 1
Photo: Patty McGann · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 2
Photo: Matthew Fainman · CC BY 4.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 3
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus), photo 10
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

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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Where it lives

Regular range
South Africa Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Zambia Eswatini Mozambique Malawi Angola Lesotho Tanzania Congo - Kinshasa

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) 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).

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