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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) — also called RFMO, Red-faced Coly. Occurrence records of the Red-faced Mousebird are shared on GBIF from around 243 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kloofendal Nature Reserve (2 952 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColiidae
243reserves with records
52 897records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng2 952
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West2 461
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng2 402
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2 178
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng2 078
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape1 583
Table Mountain National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape1 485
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 439
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserveFS Free State1 358
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 339
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 294
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 235
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserveGP Gauteng1 188
Hottentots-HollandProtected areaWC Western Cape1 133
Kruin ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng980
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng972
Highveld GardenNature reserveFS Free State958
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng944
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng913
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal851
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo700
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenFS Free State647
Nyati ConcessionProtected areaEC Eastern Cape601
Tokai ParkNational parkWC Western Cape600
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserveGP Gauteng575
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuaryNW North West557
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryNW North West557
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape518
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng508
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape504
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng504
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape486
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserveEC Eastern Cape485
DONKIN RESERVENature reserveEC Eastern Cape485
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNC Northern Cape441
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo436
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West411
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West402
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo398
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenGP Gauteng381
Seal IslandNature reserveWC Western Cape371
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape341
Montgomery VleiNature reserveGP Gauteng318
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West317
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserveGP Gauteng311
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational parkNC Northern Cape307
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserveWC Western Cape295
Karoo National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape291
Rotary ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng289
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected areaWC Western Cape285
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West285
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserveWC Western Cape271
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserveWC Western Cape268
Melville KoppiesNature reserveGP Gauteng258
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga258
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected areaNW North West252
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West246
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng238
Bontebok National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape236
St. James SpringNature reserveWC Western Cape209

and 183 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape
57 reserves
Limpopo
46 reserves
Gauteng
41 reserves
Eastern Cape
28 reserves
North West
24 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
16 reserves
Mpumalanga
13 reserves
Free State
9 reserves
Northern Cape
9 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Coliiformes
Family
Coliidae
Scientific name
Urocolius indicus
GBIF taxon
2482315
Wikidata
Q260240

More of the Coliidae family

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.