List of Coliiformes by population

This is a list of Coliiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields.

The IOC World Bird List (version 15.1) recognizes 6 species of Coliiformes. As of December 2025, IUCN/BirdLife International have assessed all members, but no population estimates have been quantified.

Species by global population

Common name

Binomial name

Population

Status

Trend

Notes

Image

Red-backed mousebird

Colius castanotus

unknown
Colius_castanotus_52349018.jpg

White-backed mousebird

Colius colius

unknown
White-backed_Mousebird_(Colius_colius)_(31918655304).jpg

White-headed mousebird

Colius leucocephalus

unknown
White-headed_Mousebird_-_Samburu_NH8O5520.jpg

Speckled mousebird

Colius striatus

unknown
Speckled_Mousebird_(Colius_striatus)_in_aloe_(7623218072).jpg

Red-faced mousebird

Urocolius indicus

unknown

?
Red-faced_mousebird,_Urocolius_indicus,_at_Pilanesberg_National_Park,_Northwest_Province,_South_Africa_(28386317850).jpg

Blue-naped mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

unknown
Urocolius_macrourus-20090110B.jpg