Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Blue-naped Mousebird
The Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) 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 macrourus
- Family
- Coliidae (Mousebirds)
- Order
- Coliiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-naped Mousebird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Urocolius macrourus macrourus
- Urocolius macrourus laeneni
- Urocolius macrourus abyssinicus
- Urocolius macrourus pulcher
- Urocolius macrourus griseogularis
- Urocolius macrourus massaicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius macrourus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.134
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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