#coliidae

[herpsandbirds]

Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus), family Coliidae, order Coliiformes, Uganda

photograph by Ben Knoot

[spinus-pinus]

Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

10/7/2023 San Diego Zoo, California

[best-bird-tournament]

Mousebirds (Coliiformes) order / Coliidae family

Which is the best bird?

Red-faced mousebird

White-headed mousebird

Speckled mousebird

Blue-naped mousebird

Red-backed mousebird

White-backed mousebird

Voting ended onJan 23

This order, which contains many extinct species, contains just six extant species in two genera (Urocolius and Colius).

[coffeenuts]

[birdblues]

Speckled Mousebird

[faunalregion]

[hello-birdies]

Urocolius macrourus by anton.cnudde

[thalassarche]

Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) - photo by Arnaud Delberghe