Colius (Typical Mousebirds)

Genus

Typical Mousebirds

Colius

3 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Species in this group

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

Speckled Mousebird
LC

Speckled Mousebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colius striatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
White-headed Mousebird
LC

White-headed Mousebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colius leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
White-backed Mousebird
LC

White-backed Mousebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

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
~50%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Typical 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

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