Coliiformes
Coliidae
Mousebirds, Colies
- Colius
- Colius striatus (Speckled Mousebird)
- Colius leucocephalus (White-headed Mousebird)
- Colius castanotus (Red-backed Mousebird)
- Colius colius (White-backed Mousebird)
- Urocolius
- Urocolius indicus (Red-faced Mousebird)
- Urocolius macrourus (Blue-naped Mousebird)
References
Berman, S. L. and R. J. Raikow. 1982. The hindlimb musculature of the mousebirds (Coliiformes). Auk 99:41-57.
Del Hoyo, J., A. Elliot, and J. Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Downs, C. T., J. O. Wirminghaus, and M. J. Lawes. 2000. Anatomical and nutritional adaptations of the speckled mousebird (Colius striatus). Auk 117(3):791-794.
Finke, C., A. Misovic, and R. Prinzinger. 1995. Growth, the development of endothermy, and torpidity in blunaped mousebirds Urocolius macrourus. Ostrich 66:1-9.
Gill, F. and M. Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.
Houde, P. and S. L. Olson. 1992. A radiation of coly-like birds from the Eocene of North America (Aves: Sandcoleiformes, new order). Papers in Avian Paleontology, honoring Pierce Brodkorb. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series 36: 137-160.
Mayr, G. 1999. A new mousebird (Coliiformes: Coliidae) from the Oligocene of Germany. Journal of Ornithology 141(1):85-92.
Mayr, G. and C. Mourer-Chauviré. 1999. Unusual tarsometatarsus of a mousebird from the Paleogene of France and the relationships of Selmes Peters, 1999. J. Vertebr. Paleontol. 24(2):366-372.
Rowan, M. K. 1967. A study of the colies of southern Africa. Ostrich 38:61-115.
Rich, P. V. & P. J. Haarhoff. 1985. Early Pliocene Coliidae (Aves, Coliiformes) from Langebaanweg, South Africa. Ostrich 57:20-41.
Schifter, H. 1967. Beiträge zum Fortpflanzungsverhalten und der Jugendentwicklung der Mausvögel (Coliidae). Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.) 94:68-161.
Schifter, H. 1972. Die Mausvögel (Coliidae). Neue Brehm-Bucherei 459. Wittenberg Lutherstadt.
Schifter, H. 1985. Systematics and distribution of mousebirds (Coliidae). Proc. Internat. Symp. African Vertebrates, Bonn: 325-347.
Information on the Internet
- COLIIDAE (Mousebirds) Videos. Internet Bird Collection.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Colius colius |
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| Location | West Coast National Park, South Africa |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2005 Jim Scarff
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| Scientific Name | Colius striatus |
|---|---|
| Location | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Mousebird on Aloe |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Martin Heigan |
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