Blue-naped Mousebird

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Blue-Naped Mousebird
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae Genus: Urocolius Species: U. macrourus
Binomial name
Urocolius macrourus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Blue-naped Mousebird, Urocolius macrourus, is a bird found in the drier parts of eastern Africa. It has also been known as the "Blue-naped Coly" under binomial Colius macrourus.

Contents 1 Physical characteristics 2 Call 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Physical characteristics

A slender-tailed, ash grey mousebird common in dry country. A crested head, turquoise-blue nape patch and black-and-red bill characterize adults. Juveniles lack blue on nape, have pink facial skin and greenish bills.

[edit] Call

Its call is a plaintive far-carrying whistle, peeeeeee, peeeeeeeeee; also shorter calls of some quality, pyee, pyee, pyee...or pew t'lew, repeated.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Urocolius macrourus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Dale A. Zimmerman, Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, 1999

[edit] External links

• Blue-naped Mousebird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Another picture and some description