Colius (Typical Mousebirds)

Species in this group

LC

Colius striatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Colius colius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Colius leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Mousebirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 33 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
4	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~70%
	White-backed Mousebird			~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
5	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
6	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
8	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
9	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
10	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~50%
	White-headed Mousebird			~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
12	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
15	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
16	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
19	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
22	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
23	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
24	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
25	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
26	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
28	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
	White-headed Mousebird			~20%
30	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
31	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
33	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
35	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~30%
	White-backed Mousebird			~30%
36	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
	White-backed Mousebird			~10%
38	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
39	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
40	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
41	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	White-backed Mousebird			~10%
42	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~10%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
44	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 3	<5%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
45	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	<5%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
46	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	<5%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~80%
2	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~80%
3	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 3	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~80%
4	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 3	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
5	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
6	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
7	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
8	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
9	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
10	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
11	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
12	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
13	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
14	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~20%
	White-backed Mousebird			~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
15	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
16	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 3	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
17	Luanda	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 3	~10%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
3	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
11	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
13	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
15	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Blank Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Honolulu Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
21	Hogle Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
23	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
25	Monkeyland	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
26	Discovery Cove	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Alameda Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Tracy Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Central Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Birds of Eden	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
31	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
33	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

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Typical Mousebirds

Species in this group

Speckled Mousebird

White-backed Mousebird

White-headed Mousebird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Mousebirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found