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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

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.

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2 Comments

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 4 years ago

Thank you Neil - and I must admit that I'm totally blown away by Namibia... fascinating country from many aspects.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

That first photo is calendar or postcard worthy, Zlatan. Magnificent photos and spotting. I'll get to Namibia one day :)

Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Kunene Region, Namibia

Spotted on Feb 20, 2020
Submitted on Mar 5, 2020

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