White-backed Mousebird

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White-backed Mousebird at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Rocherpan Nature Reserve and Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The White-backed Mousebird is most recorded in Western Cape (37% of records), Eastern Cape (21% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (16% of records), based on 4,599 iNaturalist observations. 50 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the White-backed Mousebird on site or nearby.

The White-backed Mousebird is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The speckled mousebird is the largest species of mousebird, as well as one of the most common.