Home › Species › Mousebirds › White-backed Mousebird

White-backed Mousebird

Colius colius
Family
Mousebirds
Order
Coliiformes
Codes
whbmou1, WBMO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderColiiformes
FamilyMousebirds (Coliidae)
SpeciesColius colius
Codeswhbmou1, WBMO
Identification

The White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) 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 whbmou1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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

Spotted this bird?

Log your sighting on eBird to contribute to bird science!

Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Colius colius

Family: Mousebirds

Order: Coliiformes

eBird Code: whbmou1