Avibase: Colius striatus (Speckled Mousebird)

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus Gmelin, JF 1789

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Marc de Bont	15-4-2007	Makoko Language School, near Musoma, Mara (Tanzania) (? m)	calls (A) - a group of birds calling	33818 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	isaac kilusu	2020-12-17	Oldonyosambu, Arusha, Arusha (Tanzania) (1800 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - a group of birds sun bathing bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	609488 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Niyomugabo Evariste	2026-03-15	, Ouest (Rwanda)	-	653551911 macaulaylibrary.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Peter Boesman	2013-02-14	Pretoriuskop area, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga (South Africa)	call - [sono]	280151 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Peter Boesman	2016-09-20	Chiengi-Kaputa road, Luapula province, Luapula (Zambia)	call - [sono]	339113 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus leucotis	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-16	Baro River, 3 km east of Gambela, Gambela Peoples (Ethiopia) (440 m)	call - calls from a small flock moving hidden in a large bush in tall grassy growth along the river. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	278224 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-01-08	Kabaale Refinery, Hoima, Hoima (Uganda) (1000 m)	song - [sono]	1075225 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus kikuyensis	Frank Lambert	2017-11-14	PDs Patch, W of Arusha, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	449353 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	African Bioacoustics Community	2026-01-26	City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (140 m)	call - 250HP, -3dB normalised. Recordist - T.Gridley	1081030 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus striatus	Frank Lambert	2019-11-16	Ebb & Flo area, Wilderness National Park, South Cape DC, Western Cape, George (South Africa) (20 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	519856 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	isaac kilusu	2021-01-02	Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m)	adult, alarm call, sex uncertain - response to pisshing bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	612384 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Reuben Shallom	2026-01-23	, Morogoro Urban (Tanzania)	-	649457046 macaulaylibrary.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Peter Boesman	2022-06-18	Masindi farmland, Buruli (former division) (Uganda)	call - [sono]	739596 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Martin St-Michel	2011-11-13	Ngorongoro Conservation Area, crater rim, Arusha (Tanzania) (2200 m)	Song and call (A) - Group of five individuals giving various vocalizations while foraging in small trees and bushes in an open area.	95408 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Bram Piot	2024-11-12	Bujumbura golf, Bujumbura Mairie, Roherero (Burundi) (800 m)	call - [sono]	949505 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	African Bioacoustics Community	2023-10-03	, Mpumalanga (South Africa)	-	639243896 macaulaylibrary.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	GABRIEL LEITE	2023-06-14	Langata (near Nairobi), Kibera, Nairobi County, Nairobi Area (Kenya) (1800 m)	song - [sono]	811278 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Peter Boesman	2016-09-16	River wetland east of Mbala, Northern province, Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia)	call - [sono]	339112 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	African Bioacoustics Community	2025-12-17	, Western Cape (South Africa)	-	654178672 macaulaylibrary.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	ITWITAHO Ennice	2026-03-15	, Ouest (Rwanda)	-	653234812 macaulaylibrary.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Rory Nefdt	12-02-10	Muska Lodge, Turmi, S. Omo, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) (921 m)	Call (A) -	44558 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-01-08	, Western (Uganda)	-	648571158 macaulaylibrary.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus kikuyensis	Frank Lambert	2017-11-07	PDs Patch, W of Arusha, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m)	call, flight call - calls flying off bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	430188 xeno-canto.org
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-02-19	Katama, Masindi District, Buruli (former division) (Uganda) (1100 m)	call - [sono]	1082070 xeno-canto.org

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