Family

Mousebirds

Coliidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Colius striatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Urocolius macrourus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Colius leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Urocolius indicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colius colius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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

Mousebirds

Species in this group

Speckled Mousebird

Blue-naped Mousebird

White-headed Mousebird

Red-faced Mousebird

White-backed Mousebird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mousebirds

Parks Ranked