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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus · Coliidae · Coliiformes

Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records240,868in 11 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa214,216 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Red-faced Mousebird
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About

Red-faced Mousebird in brief

The red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus) is a bird of the Coliidae family — species of bird.

Across the 11 countries we cover it has 240,868 published records, most of them from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

South Africa214,216 records · best Oct, Jan
Namibia7,489 records · best Oct, Nov
Botswana5,764 records · best Aug, Sep
Zimbabwe4,554 records · best Aug, Oct
Zambia4,127 records · best Oct, Aug
Eswatini2,428 records · best Jan, Aug
Mozambique1,312 records · best Aug, Nov
Malawi478 records · best Oct, Aug
Angola447 records · best Sep, Aug
Lesotho52 records · best Jun, Aug
Seychelles1 records · best Apr, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.