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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-backed Mousebird* |
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Colius colius |
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Description (10)
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White-backed Mousebird
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Other Names (World)
White-backed Mousebird, White-backed Coly
Family
Coliidae (Mousebirds)
Size
34 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry savanna.
Namibia, South Africa.
Vagrant to Lesotho.
Unknown to Angola.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Fruits, berries, leaves, seeds, nectar.
Voice
A whistled 'zwee-wewit'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)
White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) [XC561062]
by Tony Archer from Fleurdal, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (call)
White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) [XC443007]
by Tony Archer from Klerksdorp, Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
Subspecies intergrade, and are often merged.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- damarensis Reichenow, 1899 - Namibia and parts of southern Botswana south to north-western Cape Province and western Transvaal.
- colius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Cape Province and western Orange Free State east to western Lesotho.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the White-backed Mousebird see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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