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The white-backed mousebird is a frugivore which subsists on fruits, berries, leaves, seeds and nectar. It also will feed on the buds of some plants, sometimes to the extent of stripping the branches of ornamentals such as fiddlewoods. Its feeding habits make it very unpopular with fruit farmers and domestic gardeners, which might be why it is ...
C. castanotus Verreaux & Verreaux 1855 (Red-backed mousebird) C. colius (Linnaeus 1766) (White-backed mousebird) C. leucocephalus Reichenow 1879 (White-headed mousebird) C. striatus Gmelin 1789 (Speckled mousebird)
Colius is a genus of mousebirds in the family Coliidae.The four species are widely distributed in Africa. Two other African mousebirds are placed in the genus Urocolius.. The genus Colius was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the white-backed mousebird (Colius colius) as the type species.
White-backed mousebird. Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae. The mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers and very long thin tails. They are arboreal and scurry through the leaves like rodents in search of berries, fruit, and buds. They are acrobatic and can feed upside down.
The red-backed mousebird (Colius castanotus) is a species of bird in the Coliidae family. It is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name mousebird is based on bird's soft feathers with texture similar to a mouse's fur. The red-backed mousebird got its name from the red or chestnut color patch on its back. In Angola
White-backed mousebird, Colius colius; Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus; Ruppell's parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii; Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis; Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi; Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix; Ludwig's bustard, Neotis ludwigii; Red-crested korhaan, Eupodotis ruficrista
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The white-headed mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania. It inhabits arid bushland up to 1,400 metres above sea-level.