
Urocolius is a small genus of mousebirds. ==Species== It consists of two species which inhabit Eastern and Southern Africa: {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name!! Distribution |- |120px || Blue-naped mousebird|| Urocolius macrourus|| East Africa |- |120px || Red-faced mousebird|| Urocolius indicus|| southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. |- |} ==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
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Urocolius is a small genus of mousebirds. ==Species== It consists of two species which inhabit Eastern and Southern Africa: {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name!! Distribution |- |120px || Blue-naped mousebird|| Urocolius macrourus|| East Africa |- |120px || Red-faced mousebird|| Urocolius indicus|| southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. |- |} ==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 plant material. Urocolius indicus in particular eats a great deal of fruit, leaves, buds, flowers, nectar and similar material.
"Urocolius" archiaci, "U." consobrinus and "U." paludicola are 3 taxa described from fragmentary Early Miocene remains found at Saint-Gérand-le-Puy in France. Their taxonomic history is convoluted, being initially described as woodpeckers and variously merged and split. Today it is believed that at least 2 belong to the prehistoric genus Limnatornis. They sometimes are all united under the first of the 3 names although it is not clear with what justification. The same rationales presumably apply for undescribed but similar remains found in Late Miocene strata at Kohfidisch (Austria).
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