Blue-naped Mousebird
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Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Serengeti National Park
559 Verified sightings at Serengeti National Park From 2019 to 2026
6,291 Verified sightings across all 29 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Blue-naped Mousebird

The blue-naped mousebird (Urocolius macrourus), also formerly called the blue-naped coly (Colius macrourus) is a species of bird belonging to the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes. They are the sister group to the clade Eucavitaves, which contains the families Leptosomiformes (the cuckoo roller), Trogoniformes (trogons), Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes), Piciformes (woodpeckers, toucans, and barbets) and Coraciformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, motmots, and todies).

The species is found in the wild in the drier regions of West Africa to East Africa, as well as Sahel. It is one of the remaining six species of mousebirds. The term "mousebird" comes from its habit of running along branches in a way that resembles the scurrying of a mouse.

There are a total of six recognized subspecies: Urocolius macrourus macrourus (Distribution: Senegambia to east Ethiopia) Urocolius macrourus syntactus (Distribution: Sahel from Mali, southern Niger, and northern Nigeria east to Sudan, Eritrea, and northern Ethiopia)

Urocolius macrourus laeneni (Distribution: Aïr Massif, in NC Niger.) Urocolius macrourus pulcher (Distribution: extreme South East South Sudan, Eastern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Speckled Mousebird
LC

Speckled Mousebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colius striatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
3 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~40%
4 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
14 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
19 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
20 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
22 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
26 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
28 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
29 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-naped Mousebird in Serengeti National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-naped Mousebird sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 559 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-naped Mousebird in Serengeti National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Blue-naped Mousebird in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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