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Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus
Family
Mousebirds
Order
Coliiformes
Codes
spemou2, SPMO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderColiiformes
FamilyMousebirds (Coliidae)
SpeciesColius striatus
Codesspemou2, SPMO
Identification

The Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) is a member of the Mousebirds family within the order Coliiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code spemou2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Mousebirds
White-headed Mousebird
Colius leucocephalus
Red-backed Mousebird
Colius castanotus
White-backed Mousebird
Colius colius
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus
Red-faced Mousebird
Urocolius indicus
Speckled Mousebird photo
(c) Marie Delport, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marie Delport

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Colius striatus

Family: Mousebirds

Order: Coliiformes

eBird Code: spemou2