Bird
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus · Coliidae · Coliiformes
Best monthsOct–Decmost records
Records422,210in 25 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa289,689 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Speckled Mousebird in brief
The speckled mousebird (Colius striatus) is a bird of the Coliidae family — species of bird.
Across the 25 countries we cover it has 422,210 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in October, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa289,689 records · best Oct, Dec
Kenya53,116 records · best Nov, Oct
Uganda23,548 records · best Jul, Jun
Tanzania18,996 records · best Feb, Oct
Ethiopia7,391 records · best Nov, Feb
Rwanda6,751 records · best Jul, Jun
Zimbabwe4,786 records · best Aug, Nov
Nigeria3,723 records · best Dec, Oct
Eswatini3,527 records · best Jan, Oct
Mozambique2,690 records · best Nov, Dec
Democratic Republic of the Congo2,329 records · best Oct, Sep
Malawi1,640 records · best Sep, Jun
Cameroon1,292 records · best Mar, Apr
Zambia1,121 records · best Oct, Nov
Lesotho403 records · best Apr, Nov
Republic of the Congo258 records · best Apr, Nov
Burundi202 records · best Oct, Nov
Angola180 records · best Jun, Sep
Gabon173 records · best Jul, Sep
South Sudan102 records · best Jul, Mar
Eritrea79 records · best Mar, Apr
Central African Republic66 records · best Mar, Oct
Somalia60 records · best Jun, Aug
Sudan54 records · best Feb, Jan
Equatorial Guinea34 records · best Jan, Dec
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.