Speckled Mousebird
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Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at South Luangwa National Park
1 Verified records at South Luangwa National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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, Eastern and Southern Africa. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

Red-faced Mousebird
LC

Red-faced Mousebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urocolius indicus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Speckled Mousebird at South Luangwa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
6 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
12 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
40–50%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
14 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
16 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
17 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
21 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
25 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
26 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
27 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
28 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
31 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
32 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
33 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
34 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
35 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
36 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
37 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
38 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
40 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
41 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
42 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
43 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
44 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
45 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
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