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Mousebirds are usually regarded to consume vegetables and fruits only. Therefore it is of interest, that at least 4 free-living Speckled Mousebirds (Colius striatus) could be observed at Mountain-Lodge/Mt. Kenya feeding greater amounts of cooked and raw meat, which was deposed to attract carnivore animals.
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Gabriele, Prinzinger, R. Fleisch als Nahrung von Gestreiften Mausvögeln (Colius striatus) im Freiland. J Ornithol 126, 442 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01643410
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