- The
mousebirds are
birds in the
order Coliiformes. They are the
sister group to the
clade Cavitaves,
which includes the
Leptosomiformes (the
cuckoo roller)...
- The
speckled mousebird (Colius striatus) is the
largest species of
mousebird, as well as one of the most common. It is
found throughout most of Central...
- The red-faced
mousebird (Urocolius indicus) is a
species of
mousebird or coly. It is a
common in
southern Africa from the
Democratic Republic of Congo...
- The white-backed
mousebird (Colius colius) is a
large species of
mousebird. It is
distributed in
western and
central regions of
southern Africa from Namibia...
- The blue-naped
mousebird (Urocolius macrourus), also
formerly called the blue-naped coly (Colius macrourus) is a
species of bird
belonging to the family...
- 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...
- The red-backed
mousebird (Colius castanotus) is a
species of bird in the
Coliidae family. It is
found in
Angola and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo...
- Some species,
especially of arid zones,
belonging to the pigeon, finch,
mousebird, button-quail and
bustard families are
capable of
sucking up
water without...
-
birds had
talons similar to
those of
modern birds of prey,
including mousebird relatives (Sandcoleidae),
Messelasturidae and some Enantiornithes, indicating...
-
Family Strigidae: true owls Sub-Saharan Africa; 6
species Family Coliidae:
mousebirds Madagascar; 1
species Family Leptosomidae: cuckoo-roller Sub-Saharan Africa...
