White-headed Mousebird

What the White-headed Mousebird sounds like

Recorded by Frank shirima · Call · Kudu Hills,Mererani, Simanjiro, Manyara Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Frank shirima · Call · Mererani, Simanjiro, Arusha Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the White-headed Mousebird

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

Where to see the White-headed Mousebird

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-headed Mousebird

The white-headed mousebird is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania. It inhabits arid bushland up to 1,400 metres above sea-level.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Red-backed MousebirdColius castanotusIts average size ranges from 11 to 15 inches and it weighs around 1 to 3 ounces. White-backed MousebirdColius coliusThis bird is about 34 cm (13.5 in) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs 38–64 g (1.3–2.3 oz). Speckled MousebirdColius striatusThe speckled mousebird is about 35 cm (14 in) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs about 57 g (2.0 oz).