Mousebirds (Coliidae)
White-headed Mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) - HBW 6, p. 75
French: Coliou à tête blanche
German: Weißkopf-Mausvogel
Spanish: Pájaro-ratón Cabeciblanco
Other common names: White-headed Coly
Taxonomy: Colius leucocephalus Reichenow, 1879, Kinakomba, Tana River, east Kenya.
Races sometimes merged. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucocephalus Reichenow, 1879 - SE Ethiopia, S Somalia, SE Kenya and adjacent area of NE Tanzania.
- turneri van Someren, 1919 - NC Kenya (SE of L Turkana and Marsabit S to Isiolo District).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds drinking, one flying away Locality Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 5 years ago 35 sec 4.7
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A very long tail for this adult bird. very common in Mogadishu gardens
Locality Mogadishu, Banaadir Region, Somalia (ssp leucocephalus)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 1990 19 weeks ago 3.3 -
a bird in a bush
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
Stefan Helming 31 December 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
A lovely bird
Locality Somalia (ssp leucocephalus)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 1990 2 years ago 3.2 -
An adult perched
Locality Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany
Pierre de Chabannes 1 April 2008 3 years ago 2.8
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