White-backed Mousebird
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White-backed Mousebird

Colius colius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Etosha National Park
9 Verified records at Etosha National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 and southern Botswana eastwards to Central Transvaal and the eastern Cape. This mousebird prefers scrubby dry habitats, such as thornveld, fynbos scrub and semi-desert. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Mousebird sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Red-faced Mousebird
LC

Red-faced Mousebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urocolius indicus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
8 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-backed Mousebird in Etosha National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Mousebird sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-backed Mousebird in Etosha National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for White-backed Mousebird in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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