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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Blue-naped Mousebird
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

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.

See all 6 species of the family Coliidae