Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColiiformes (Mousebirds)
- FamilyColiidae (Mousebirds)
- GenusUrocolius (Red-billed Mousebirds)
- SpeciesUrocolius macrourus (Blue-naped Mousebird)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 21 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-naped Mousebird in Akagera National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Blue-naped Mousebird sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 224 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-naped Mousebird in Akagera National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-naped Mousebird in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.