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mousebird

Coliidae

Mousebirds are small, colorful birds that love to hop around in trees. They have long tails and can often be seen hanging upside down while they eat fruits and leaves.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The mousebird is a small, slender bird with a distinctive crest on its head and an extremely long, stiff tail, often making up half its total length. They have soft, dull grey-brown plumage, sometimes with a touch of olive, blending seamlessly into their arboreal habitats. Their appearance, combined with their scuttling movements, gives them their mouse-like name.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Mousebirds are rare birds that regurgitate food to feed other adults!

They often eat in a head-down position, which is unusual for birds!

They use strong claws to hold onto fruit like tiny hands while feeding.

Young mousebirds leave the nest early but are still fed by their diligent parents!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Reversible Toes

Mousebirds can rotate their outer toes forward and backward that helps them cling to branches in any direction.

Fähigkeit

Super Tail Balance

Mousebirds have an incredibly long, stiff tail that helps them balance perfectly while climbing, even upside down.

Fähigkeit

Torpor Trick

Mousebirds can enter a temporary torpor state that helps them save energy on cold nights or when food is scarce.

Maße und Details

Länge
29-38 cm
Flügelspannweite
20-25 cm
Gewicht
0.03-0.07 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-6
Brutzeit
11-15 Tage
Zugstrecke
0 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are fruit and plant-eaters, feasting on berries, leaves, and flowers in Africa.

Hauptnahrung

  • Berries
  • Fruits
  • Leaves
  • Buds
  • Flowers
  • Nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Swift predator of small birds, including mousebirds.

eaten by

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Nocturnal owl that preys on many small animals and birds.

eats

Sycamore Fig

Ficus sycomorus

Mousebirds eagerly feast on the abundant fruit of this fig tree.

eats

Sweet Thorn

Acacia karroo

Mousebirds consume the buds, flowers, and pods of this common tree.

eats

Jackalberry

Diospyros mespiliformis

Mousebirds enjoy the sweet fruits of the Jackalberry tree.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von mousebird?

29-38 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von mousebird?

20-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von mousebird?

0.03-0.07 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von mousebird?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von mousebird?

40 km/h

Was frisst mousebird?

They are fruit and plant-eaters, feasting on berries, leaves, and flowers in Africa.

Wo findet man mousebird normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt mousebird?

Foraging

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