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Where to see the Red-faced Mousebird in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Red-faced Mousebird at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.

Urocolius indicus

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Red-faced Mousebird
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When and where to find the Red-faced Mousebird

Hosts have recorded the Red-faced Mousebird at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Cederberg Wilderness Area · Goukamma · Anysberg

    Self-driveGuided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Guided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Cederberg Wilderness AreaGoukammaKrugerAnysbergGamkaberg

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

KwandweGondwana

Species

Urocolius indicus

Records

1,744

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Red-faced Mousebird on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Red-faced Mousebird in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red-faced Mousebird at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 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.

Where can you see the Red-faced Mousebird in South Africa?

The Red-faced Mousebird is most recorded in Western Cape (43% of records), Gauteng (17% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (10% of records), based on 1,744 iNaturalist observations. 94 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Red-faced Mousebird on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Red-faced Mousebird?

The Red-faced 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; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Red-faced Mousebird?

The red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus) is a species of mousebird or coly. It is a common in southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. Its habitat is savanna with thickets, fynbos scrub, other open woodland, gardens and orchards.

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Where to stay for a chance to see the Red-faced Mousebird

Every stay on the Red-faced Mousebird page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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