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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

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Description:

Size of smaller pigeon, this mousebird sports a very long tail, more than half of its total length. Its main colours are grey-brown, with red bill and red face mask.

Habitat:

Seen in group of 6 to 7 birds in an open, dry, woodland - scrubland, outskirts of urban zone of Khorixas in Namibia.

Reference Links:

Red-faced mousebird - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Zlatan Celebic
Thank you Neil - and I must admit that I'm totally blown away by Namibia... fascinating country from many aspects.
Neil Ross
That first photo is calendar or postcard worthy, Zlatan. Magnificent photos and spotting. I'll get to Namibia one day :)

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PublishedMarch 5, 2020

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