Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus - Coliou huppé

Systematics

Order
:
Coliiformes
Family
:
Coliidés
Genus
:
Urocolius
Species
:
macrourus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 36 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 34 à 65 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) is a species of bird in the Coliidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Urocolius macrourus macrourus (Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to e Ethiopia)
Urocolius macrourus laeneni (Aïr Mts.. Niger.)
Urocolius macrourus abyssinicus (c and s Ethiopia to nw Somalia)
Urocolius macrourus pulcher (se Sudan and s Somalia through Kenya to ne Uganda and n Tanzania)
Urocolius macrourus griseogularis (s Sudan and e DRCongo east to w Tanzania)
Urocolius macrourus massaicus (c to e Tanzania)

Foreign names

Coliou huppé,
Pájaro ratón nuquiazul,
rabo-de-junco-de-nuca-azul,
Blaunacken-Mausvogel,
kéknyakú egérmadár,
Blauwnekmuisvogel,
Uccello topo nucablu,
blånackad musfågel,
Blånakkemusfugl,
myšovec dlhochvostý,
myšák modrotýlý,
Blånakket Musefugl,
sininiskahiiro,
ocell ratolí de clatell blau,
Músakóli,
czepiga długosterna,
masajski mišak,
Синешапочная птица-мышь,
アオエリネズミドリ,
蓝枕鼠鸟,
blånackad musfågel,
藍頸鼠鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens