White-headed Mousebird

Colius leucocephalus Reichenow, 1879

36 gWeight

The white-headed mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae.

Busiest months: August and November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-headed Mousebird has been recorded at 28 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Samburu NRKenya411 records
Buffalo Springs NRKenya255 records
Buffalo Springs NR – Samburu Simba LodgeKenya172 records

More places

Buffalo Springs NR / Samburu NRKenya102 records
Amboseli NPKenya92 records
Engikaret Lark PlainsTanzania54 records
Sagala Lodge/Ndara RanchKenya40 records
Engikaret Lark Plains – Acacia Scrub to SouthTanzania24 records
Shaba NRKenya20 records
Mpala Ranch and Research CentreKenya20 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-headed mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania. It inhabits arid bushland up to 1,400 metres above sea-level.

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