Coliiformes / Coliidae / Urocolius

Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Urocolius indicus indicus

South Africa (southern Cape Province eastward to Great Kei River)
Urocolius indicus lacteifrons

Angola to Namibia and western Botswana
Urocolius indicus mossambicus

eastern Angola to Zambia, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and southwestern Tanzania
Urocolius indicus pallidus

coastal southeastern Tanzania and northeastern Mozambique
Urocolius indicus transvaalensis

southern Mozambique to Zimbabwe, southwestern Zambia, and northern Cape Province

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.