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Coliiformes

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Red Faced Mousebird by hyper7pro.

view photos Photo by hyper7pro   July  07  © all rights reserved Red-faced Mousebird Secunda, South-Africa.
Birds                   Coliidae

This order contains a single family, Coliidae, They are only small birds but quite unique. The only small birds that make a living by eating leaves.  They then sunbathe with their stomachs facing the sun to aid digestion.

Coliidae

 

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