Red-backed Mousebird
Colius castanotusVerreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855
English (US) Red-backed Mousebird
The Red-backed Mousebird (Colius castanotus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Coliidae (Mousebirds) in the order Coliiformes.
Range: euphorbia savanna of Angola; formerly southwestern GabonRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Colius castanotus
- Family
- Coliidae (Mousebirds)
- Order
- Coliiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-backed Mousebird
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855
- Type locality
- No locality, according to Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 17, 1892, p. 343, the type is from Gaboon.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 7 p.351
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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