Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs White-crested Turaco

Corythaixoides personatus مقارنةً بـ Tauraco leucolophus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brown-faced Go-away-bird White-crested Turaco
الاسم العلمي Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco leucolophus
الرتبة Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
الفصيلة Musophagidae Musophagidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 212,25 g (7.49 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 Central African forest. Occasionally takes flowers, leaves, …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2
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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.

White-crested Turaco

الغناء

Loud, screaming-crowing call; harsh forceful notes carrying far across highland African forest habitat.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

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

White-crested Turaco

Found in forest edges and riverine forest across Central and East Africa from Congo to Kenya. Resident.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

White-crested Turaco

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.

White-crested Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-43 cm) found in forest edges and riverine forest across Central and East Africa. Green plumage with a distinctive white crest. Crimson wing patches. Frugivore. Common along forest edges and rivers from Congo to Kenya.

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