Red-faced Mousebird
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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chobe National Park
172 Verified records at Chobe National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 (formerly Zaire), Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. Its habitat is savanna with thickets, fynbos scrub, other open woodland, gardens and orchards. There are a total of five recognized subspecies: Urocolius indicus mossambicus (Distribution: east Angola to southwest Tanzania and Malawi) Urocolius indicus lacteifrons (Distribution: western Angola, north & central Namibia and western Botswana) Urocolius indicus pallidus (Distribution: southeast Tanzania and northeast Mozambique) Urocolius indicus transvaalensis (Distribution: Central and eastern Botswana and southwest Zambia to Mozambique and South Africa) Urocolius indicus indicus (Distribution: south and central South Africa) This bird is about 34 cm (13 in) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length. The crested head and breast are pale cinnamon with a red bill and eye mask. The rest of the upperparts and tail are blue-grey apart from a paler grey rump. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Mousebird sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
13 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
16 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
17 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
19 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
20 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
21 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Mousebird in Chobe National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Mousebird sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Mousebird in Chobe National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Mousebird in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.

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