Red-backed mousebirds are social birds, living together in groups. They usually travel in flocks ranging from 6 to 24 with other mousebird groups. However, they do not migrate to other locations when the temperatures get cool, unlike many common birds. The average red-backed mousebird's daily routine is simple – eating, drinking water, and bathing in the dust. The mousebird's metabolism level is most active during the daytime. Both parents take turns incubating the eggs. Yet the parenting skills of the red-backed mousebird are different, in that the young rely not only on their parents but the community as well. Other parents may help group members, another male may guard the nest and a female may share her nest with another female to incubate her eggs. The female red-backed mousebird lays 2 to 4 eggs per clutch. The eggs are white with blackish and brownish specks.
