• Synonyms White-backed Coly, White backed Mousebird, Whitebacked Mousebird
  • Old latin name for bird Loxia colius

White-backed Mousebirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 4.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 7.
    Call, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © Don Jones
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-backed Mousebird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Namibia to s Botswana and South Africa

White-backed Mousebird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Colius colius coliuss, c South Africa-No
Colius colius damarensisNamibia, s Botswana and w, nw South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitkruismuisvoël, Witkruismuisvoel
Catalanocell ratolí de dors blanc
Chinese白背鼠鸟
Chinese (Traditional)白背鼠鳥
Croatiansivoglava mišjakinja
CzechMyšáka belohrbetý, myšák bělohřbetý
DanishHvidrygget Musefugl
DutchWitstuitmuisvogel
Estoniantriipselg-hiirlind
Finnishvalkoperähiiro
FrenchColiou à dos blanc
GermanWeißrücken-Mausvogel
Hebrewקוליוס לבן-גב
Hungarianfehérhátú egérmadár
ItalianUccello topo dorsobianco
Japaneseセジロネズミドリ
Lithuanianbaltanugaris pelėpaukštis
Norwegianhvitryggmusfugl, Hvitrygget musfugl
Norwegian NynorskKvitryggmusfugl
Polishczepiga bialogrzbieta, czepiga białogrzbieta
Portugueserabo-de-junco-de-dorso-branco
RussianБелоспинная птица-мышь
SerbianBeloleđi koli
Slovakmyšovec bielochrbtý
SpanishPájaro ratón dorsiblanco, Colí de Lomo Blanco, Pájaro-ratón Dorsiblanco
Swedishvitryggig musfågel, Vitryggad musfågel
TswanaLetsôrô
TurkishAk Sırtlı Farekuşu
Ukrainianчепіга намібійська