Red-faced Mousebird
Urocolius indicus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Red-faced Mousebird
The Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus) 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
- Urocolius indicus
- Family
- Coliidae (Mousebirds)
- Order
- Coliiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-faced Mousebird
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Urocolius indicus mossambicus
- Urocolius indicus lacteifrons
- Urocolius indicus pallidus
- Urocolius indicus transvaalensis
- Urocolius indicus indicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colius indicus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India, error = Gamtoos River, Cape Province, ex Levaillant.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.370
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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