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Speckled Mousebird
Gevlekte Muisvoël · Colius striatus
A scruffy, long-tailed brown bird that scrambles mouse-like through dense vegetation in untidy groups. It feeds on leaves, fruit and buds, and on cold mornings whole parties huddle in a feathered ball to keep warm. Common in thickets and gardens, it is resident all year.
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Scruffy long-tailed grey-brown bird with a black face and stubby crest; clambers through tangles.
Listen for its call
Soft "tsu-tsu" contact chirps as the scruffy flock clambers about.
Where to see it in Kruger
Tangled thickets, camp gardens and riverine scrub parkwide.
Did you know
A whole group huddles together to sleep, hanging like a bunch of furry fruit.
Often confused with
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