Avibase: Colius leucocephalus (White-headed Mousebird)

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White-headed Mousebird

Colius leucocephalus Reichenow, A 1879

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

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus leucocephalus	Frank Lambert	2017-11-12	Road past Engikaret, Monduli, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	449351 xeno-canto.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Brendan Sloan	2023-04-07	Samburu National Reserve, Kenya (Kenya) (900 masl app m)	call - [sono]	795072 xeno-canto.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Peter Boesman	2024-10-11	Samburu National Park, Samburu (Kenya) (? m)	call - [sono]	948108 xeno-canto.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Frank Shirima	2026-05-29	, Simanjiro (Tanzania)	-	658803594 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Frank Shirima	2026-05-29	, Simanjiro (Tanzania)	-	658803595 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Peter Boesman	2019-10-31	Near Lembeni, Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)	call - [also] [sono]	510080 xeno-canto.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Peter Boesman	2019-10-31	Near Lembeni, Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)	call - [sono]	510081 xeno-canto.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	James Christian	2023-10-20	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	610283184 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Macmillan Kiwesa	2026-05-27	, Longido (Tanzania)	-	658697584 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	James Christian	2023-10-31	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	612414112 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Peter Boesman	2024-10-11	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	625729424 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Thomas Brooks	2022-06-19	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	467751041 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Yvan Gymnogene	2026-05-29	, Simanjiro (Tanzania)	-	658810466 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	Peter Steward	2020-11-29	Tsavo East NP--Lugards Falls, Coast, Kenya, Coast (Kenya)	-	311678481 macaulaylibrary.org
White-headed Mousebird - Colius leucocephalus	isaac kilusu	2020-07-15	Satao Elerai camp Amboseli Np, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m)	call - several birds feeding on young flat topped vachellia fruits bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	576136 xeno-canto.org

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