Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Rwenzori Turaco

Corythaixoides personatus مقارنةً بـ Gallirex johnstoni

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brown-faced Go-away-bird Rwenzori Turaco
الاسم العلمي Corythaixoides personatus Gallirex johnstoni
الرتبة Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
الفصيلة Musophagidae Musophagidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 33,4 cm (13.1 in)
الوزن 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 239,0 g (8.43 oz)
النظام الغذائي Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Frugivore feeding on figs, berries, and drupes in forest canopy. Occasionally takes flowers, leaves, and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

بلا

Rwenzori Turaco only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

الغناء

Loud, cackling kow-kow-kow; harsh grating series of calls carrying well across dry open woodland habitat.

Rwenzori Turaco

الغناء

Loud, cackling series of harsh notes with nasal quality; raucous calls carrying powerfully through riparian woodland.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Found in East African woodland and savanna from Tanzania to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Resident.

Rwenzori Turaco

Endemic to montane forests of the Albertine Rift, particularly the Rwenzori Mountains, at 2,100-3,600 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Rwenzori Turaco

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

الريش

Olive-capped Coua: olive-green crown; gray body; white below; bare blue facial skin; long graduated tail; Madagascar endemic

Rwenzori Turaco

الريش

Yellowbill: yellow bill; plain olive-brown above; pale buff-white below; long graduated brown tail; slender build; African forest

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About These Birds

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

A medium-sized go-away-bird (48-51 cm) found in East African woodland and savanna from Tanzania to Mozambique. Grey-brown plumage with a distinctive dark face patch. Named for its loud, nasal go-away call warning other animals of predators. Frugivore of savanna trees.

Rwenzori Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-45 cm) endemic to montane forests of the Albertine Rift in East Africa, particularly the Rwenzori Mountains, at 2,100-3,600 m. Dark blue-black plumage with a crimson crest. Frugivore of montane forest. A high-altitude African forest specialist.

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