Mousebird

These are our very naughty backyard visitor as they like to eat our papayas, bananas, and mulberries. Mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers. They are typically about 10 centimetres in body length with a long thin tail. They are arboreal and scurry through the leaves like rodents, in search of berries, fruit and buds. This habit, and their legs, gives rise to the group's English name. They are acrobatic, and can feed upside down. All species have strong claws and reversible outer toes. They also have crests and stubby bills.