Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus - Coliou rayé

Systematics

Order
:
Coliiformes
Family
:
Coliidés
Genus
:
Colius
Species
:
striatus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 36 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 50 à 57 g

Longevity

12 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) is a species of bird in the Coliidae family.

Subspecific information 17 subspecies

Colius striatus striatus (s South Africa)
Colius striatus nigricollis (Ghana and Nigeria to sw Central African Republic and south to w Angola and sw DRCongo)
Colius striatus leucophthalmus (n DRCongo, se Central African Republic and sw Sudan)
Colius striatus leucotis (e Sudan, Eritrea and w and c Ethiopia)
Colius striatus hilgerti (sw Djibouti, ne Ethiopia and nw Somalia)
Colius striatus jebelensis (s Sudan, ne DRCongo and n Uganda)
Colius striatus mombassicus (s Somalia to ne Tanzania)
Colius striatus kikuyensis (c Kenya and n Tanzania)
Colius striatus cinerascens (w and c Tanzania)
Colius striatus affinis (e Tanzania to ne Zimbabwe and n Mozambique)
Colius striatus berlepschi (sw Tanzania to ne Zambia and Malawi)
Colius striatus kiwuensis (e DRCongo, c and s Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and nw Tanzania)
Colius striatus congicus (e Angola to s and se DRCongo and w Zambia)
Colius striatus simulans (c Mozambique and se Malawi)
Colius striatus integralis (ne South Africa, se Zimbabwe and s Mozambique)
Colius striatus rhodesiae (e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique)
Colius striatus minor (e South Africa and Swaziland)

Foreign names

Coliou rayé,
Pájaro ratón común,
rabo-de-junco-de-peito-barrado,
Braunflügel-Mausvogel,
csíkos egérmadár,
Bruine Muisvogel,
Uccello topo marezzato,
vitkindad musfågel,
Brunmusfugl,
myšovec pásavý,
myšák hnědokřídlý,
Brun Musefugl,
täplähiiro,
Gevlekte Muisvoël,
ocell ratolí comú,
czepiga rudawa,
Бурокрылая птица-мышь,
チャイロネズミドリ,
斑鼠鸟,
點斑鼠鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) : Caves ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest