White-headed Mousebird
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mousebirds

White-headed Mousebird

Colius leucocephalus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Mousebirds (Coliidae)
Order
Coliiformes

Overview

The white-headed mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania. It inhabits arid bushland up to 1,400 metres above sea-level.
It is 32 cm long with the long, graduated tail accounting for over half of this.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.