Dar es Salaam

This list pulled information for all of Tanzania, so it isn't specific to Dar.

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.

Blue-naped Mousebird

The Blue-naped Mousebird, Urocolius macrourus, is a bird found in the drier parts of eastern Africa. It has also been known as the "Blue-naped Coly" under binomial Colius macrourus.

Speckled Mousebird

The Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) is the largest species of mousebird, as well as one of the most common.

White-headed Mousebird

The White-headed Mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in north-east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania. It inhabits arid bushland up to 1,400 metres above sea-level.

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