Category
page 1Urocolius

Blue-naped Mousebird
species of bird

Red-faced Mousebird
species of bird

Urocolius
Urocolius is a small genus of mousebirds.
==Species==
It consists of two species which inhabit Eastern and Southern Africa:
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! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name!! Distribution
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|120px || Blue-naped mousebird|| Urocolius macrourus|| East Africa
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|120px || Red-faced mousebird|| Urocolius indicus|| southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape.
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==Description==
thumb|left|Red-faced mousebird Urocolius indicus in flight
They are typically about 32 cm (13 in) long omnivorous birds, eating insects, small millipedes and pl