Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Summary 2

The blue-naped mousebird (Urocolius macrourus), also formerly called the blue-naped coly (Colius macrourus) is found in the wild in the drier regions of East Africa and is also a common pet bird. It is one of the remaining six species of Mousebirds. The term “mousebird” comes from its ability to move along the ground in a way that resembles the scurrying of a mouse.

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  1. (c) tong1217, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/mu_tong/9329504421/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urocolius_macrourus

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