White-bellied go-away-bird
| White-bellied go-away-bird | |
|---|---|
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| In Tarangire National Park | |
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| In Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Corythaixoides |
| Species: | C. leucogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythaixoides leucogaster (Rüppell, 1842) | |
The white-bellied go-away-bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster) is a bird of eastern Africa in the turaco family.
Description
This species averages 51 cm (20 inches) in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight. The bill is black in male, pea-green in the female.
Call
Typical calls are a nasal haa-haa-haa, like bleating of a sheep, and a single or repeated gwa (or g'away) It flies from tree to tree in loose straggling groups, calling loudly.
Gallery
Male in Kenya
Female
Male
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Corythaixoides leucogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Dale A. Zimmerman, Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, 1999
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