Speckled mousebird

Speckled mousebird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coliiformes
Family: Coliidae
Genus: Colius
Species:
C. striatus
Binomial name
Colius striatus
Subspecies C. s. leucotis (right), and C. s. affinis (left); illustration by Joseph Smit, 1892

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Colius striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683776A93000568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683776A93000568.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.