Order

Mousebirds

Coliiformes

5 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColiiformes (Mousebirds)

Species in this group

Colius striatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Colius colius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Urocolius macrourus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Urocolius indicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mousebirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 37 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~50%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 5	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~50%
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~40%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~80%
	Speckled Mousebird			~70%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
5	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
6	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~70%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~20%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~70%
	White-headed Mousebird			~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
9	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~70%
	White-backed Mousebird			~60%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
10	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~70%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
11	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~30%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
13	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 5	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~10%
14	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~60%
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~60%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~60%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
18	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~60%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
19	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~30%
20	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
	White-headed Mousebird			~20%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
22	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~10%
23	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~30%
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			<5%
25	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			<5%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	Red-faced Mousebird			<5%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~10%
28	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~50%
	Speckled Mousebird			~50%
29	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			<5%
30	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~40%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~40%
31	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~10%
	White-headed Mousebird			<5%
32	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~10%
33	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~20%
34	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
	Blue-naped Mousebird			~10%
35	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 5	~40%
	White-backed Mousebird			~30%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~20%
36	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~40%
	Speckled Mousebird			~40%
37	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~30%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~30%
38	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
39	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
	White-backed Mousebird			~10%
40	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~30%
	Speckled Mousebird			~30%
41	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~30%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~30%
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
43	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~20%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~20%
44	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 5	~20%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
	Speckled Mousebird			~10%
45	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~20%
	Speckled Mousebird			~20%
46	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~10%
	White-backed Mousebird			~10%
	Red-faced Mousebird			<5%
47	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~10%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
48	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 5	~10%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
49	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 5	~10%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
50	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~10%
	Red-faced Mousebird			~10%
51	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 5	<5%
	Red-faced Mousebird			<5%
	White-backed Mousebird			<5%
52	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Speckled Mousebird			<5%
53	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	<5%
	Red-faced Mousebird			<5%

Cities Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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

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Mousebirds

Species in this group

Speckled Mousebird

White-backed Mousebird

Blue-naped Mousebird

Red-faced Mousebird

White-headed Mousebird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mousebirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found