White-headed Mousebird
Colius leucocephalusReichenow, A, 1879
English (US) White-headed Mousebird
The White-headed Mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Colius leucocephalus
- Family
- Coliidae (Mousebirds)
- Order
- Coliiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Mousebird
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Colius leucocephalus turneri
- Colius leucocephalus leucocephalus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1879
- Type locality
- Kinakomba, on the Tana River.
- Original description
- Ornithologisches Centralblatt 4 p.114
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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