Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Coliiformes
Family
Coliidae
Genus
Urocolius
eBird Code
refmou1

Vocalizations

flamelily · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (5)

  • 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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.