Listen to the Red-faced mousebird
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About the Red-faced mousebird
The Red-faced mousebird is a bird in the family Coliidae (order Coliiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 56 g.
What does the Red-faced mousebird sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus) is a species of mousebird or coly. It is a common in southern Africa from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. Its habitat is savanna with thickets, fynbos scrub, other open woodland, gardens and orchards.
There are a total of five recognized subspecies:
More from the family Coliidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-faced mousebird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Red-faced mousebird on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Red-faced mousebird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-faced mousebird as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-faced mousebird belong to?
The Red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus) belongs to the family Coliidae in the order Coliiformes.
Sources & credits
- Urocolius indicus transvaalensis, roep, 2022-12-01 08h55, Pretoria, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q260240 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-faced mousebird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Patty McGann – CC BY 2.0