Coliiformes
Mousebirds (Coliidae)
HBW 6, p. 60
- Smallish to medium-sized arboreal birds resembling passerines, with dull grey or brown plumage, very long tail, erectile crest, and toes which can all be directed forwards.
- Afrotropical.
- All bushy or wooded habitats, except dense forest.
- 2 genera, 6 species, 36 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 6
List of species:
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- 48 1 28 19 8 1 Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)
- 4 3 1 8 2 White-headed Mousebird (Colius leucocephalus)
- 1 1 8 3 Red-backed Mousebird (Colius castanotus)
- 9 1 4 4 8 4 White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius)
- 13 3 10 8 5 Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)
- 10 6 4 8 6 Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)
Family statistics
2 genera, 6 species
| 85 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 2 genera | (100%) |
| 6 species | (100%) |

