Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Mousebird · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 51.1 g
- Diet
- Fruit
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 127).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 79).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Anne Ndung'u · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
17 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Colius striatus nigricollis
Ghana and Nigeria to sw Central African Republic and s to w Angola and sw DR Congo
- Colius striatus leucophthalmus
n DR Congo, se Central African Republic and sw Sudan
- Colius striatus leucotis
e Sudan, Eritrea and w, c Ethiopia
- Colius striatus hilgerti
sw Djibouti, ne Ethiopia and nw Somalia
- Colius striatus jebelensis
s Sudan, ne DR Congo and n Uganda
- Colius striatus mombassicus
s Somalia to ne Tanzania
- Colius striatus kikuyensis
c Kenya and n Tanzania
- Colius striatus cinerascens
w, c Tanzania
- Colius striatus affinis
e Tanzania to ne Zimbabwe and n Mozambique
- Colius striatus berlepschi
sw Tanzania to ne Zambia and Malawi
- Colius striatus kiwuensis
e DR Congo, c, s Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and nw Tanzania
- Colius striatus congicus
e Angola to s, se DR Congo and w Zambia
- Colius striatus simulans
c Mozambique and se Malawi
- Colius striatus integralis
ne South Africa, se Zimbabwe and s Mozambique
- Colius striatus rhodesiae
e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique
- Colius striatus minor
e South Africa and Swaziland
- Colius striatus striatus
s South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Colius striatus
Which family does it belong to?
Mousebirds (Coliidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Ad Konings · CC BY-NC
