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- White-backed_Mousebird abstract "The White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) is a large species of mousebird. It is distributed in western and central regions of southern Africa from Namibia and southern Botswana eastwards to Central Transvaal and the eastern Cape.This mousebird prefers scrubby dry habitats, such as thornveld, fynbos scrub and semi-desert.This bird is about 34 cm (13 inches) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs 38–64 g (1.3–2.3 oz). The upper parts, head, prominent crest and breast are grey apart from a white back stripe flanked by two broad black stripes and a dark red, or maroon, transverse band at the base of the tail. The white is not visible unless the wings are at least partly open, such as when the birds are alighting, or sometimes in hot weather. The belly is buff in colour. The bill is bluish white with a black tip, and the legs and feet are red.The Speckled Mousebird can be distinguished from this species by its differently coloured beak, legs and upperparts.The White-backed Mousebird is a frugivore which subsides on fruits, berries, leaves, seeds and nectar. It also will feed on the buds of some plants, sometimes to the extent of stripping the branches of ornamentals such as fiddlewoods. Its feeding habits make it very unpopular with fruit farmers and domestic gardeners, which might be why it is very shy as a rule. When it spots a human it either sits quiet in a tree or takes off immediately. Sometimes it will settle quietly on lawns when the grass is flowering and feed on the grass stigmata and stamens. In the wild its fruit-eating habits make it an important factor in disseminating seeds of indigenous berry-bearing plants such as Halleria lucida. However, it also spreads the seeds of invasive aliens such as Cotoneaster.In handling mousebirds the tail should be avoided, as the long retrices come out so easily as to suggest that it is a sacrificial defence mechanism.This is a markedly social bird, with small groups of presumably related birds feeding together and engaging in mutual preening. It roosts in groups at night. Its perching habits are amusingly parrot-like; it often almost hangs from its legs rather than squatting on them like most birds, and commonly with each leg gripping a different upright branch.These sedentary birds may breed at any time of the year when conditions are favourable. The nest is a large cup well hidden in a thicket. Nestlings are fed by both parents and also by helpers, usually young birds from previous clutches.The White-backed Mousebird has a whistled zwee-wewit call. It also has a buzzing or crackling call that might be for alarm or keeping in contact with the group.".
- White-backed_Mousebird binomialAuthority Carl_Linnaeus.
- White-backed_Mousebird class Bird.
- White-backed_Mousebird conservationStatus "LC".
- White-backed_Mousebird conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- White-backed_Mousebird family Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird genus Colius.
- White-backed_Mousebird kingdom Animal.
- White-backed_Mousebird order Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird phylum Chordate.
- White-backed_Mousebird thumbnail Colius_White-backed_mousebird_feeding_on_Duranta_berries_9860s.jpg?width=300.
- White-backed_Mousebird wikiPageExternalLink view.html.
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- White-backed_Mousebird wikiPageID "8900882".
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- White-backed_Mousebird binomial "Colius colius".
- White-backed_Mousebird classis Bird.
- White-backed_Mousebird familia Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird genus "Colius".
- White-backed_Mousebird hasPhotoCollection White-backed_Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird imageCaption "The black-tipped bill is diagnostic among local species of mousebirds".
- White-backed_Mousebird name "White-backed Mousebird".
- White-backed_Mousebird ordo Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird phylum Chordate.
- White-backed_Mousebird regnum "Animalia".
- White-backed_Mousebird species "C. colius".
- White-backed_Mousebird status "LC".
- White-backed_Mousebird statusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- White-backed_Mousebird subject Category:Birds_of_Botswana.
- White-backed_Mousebird subject Category:Birds_of_Namibia.
- White-backed_Mousebird subject Category:Birds_of_South_Africa.
- White-backed_Mousebird subject Category:Colius.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Animal100015388.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Bird101503061.
- White-backed_Mousebird type BirdsOfBotswana.
- White-backed_Mousebird type BirdsOfNamibia.
- White-backed_Mousebird type BirdsOfSouthAfrica.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Chordate101466257.
- White-backed_Mousebird type LivingThing100004258.
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- White-backed_Mousebird type Organism100004475.
- White-backed_Mousebird type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Vertebrate101471682.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Whole100003553.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Animal.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Bird.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Eukaryote.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Species.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Bird.
- White-backed_Mousebird type Organism.
- White-backed_Mousebird comment "The White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) is a large species of mousebird. It is distributed in western and central regions of southern Africa from Namibia and southern Botswana eastwards to Central Transvaal and the eastern Cape.This mousebird prefers scrubby dry habitats, such as thornveld, fynbos scrub and semi-desert.This bird is about 34 cm (13 inches) long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs 38–64 g (1.3–2.3 oz).".
- White-backed_Mousebird label "White-backed Mousebird".
- White-backed_Mousebird sameAs m.027nx6d.
- White-backed_Mousebird sameAs White-backed_Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird wasDerivedFrom White-backed_Mousebird?oldid=588956452.
- White-backed_Mousebird depiction Colius_White-backed_mousebird_feeding_on_Duranta_berries_9860s.jpg.
- White-backed_Mousebird isPrimaryTopicOf White-backed_Mousebird.
- White-backed_Mousebird name "White-backed Mousebird".