Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Knysna Turaco
Corythaixoides personatus compared with Tauraco corythaix
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Brown-faced Go-away-bird | Knysna Turaco |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Corythaixoides personatus | Tauraco corythaix |
| Order | Musophagiformes | Musophagiformes |
| Family | Musophagidae | Musophagidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 41.2 cm (16.2 in) | 36.3 cm (14.3 in) |
| Weight | 250.0 g (8.82 oz) | 317.8333333333333 g (11.21 oz) |
| Diet | Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … | Frugivore of South African forests; eats berries, figs, and drupes in dense canopy. Supplements with … |
| Clutch Size | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Brown-faced Go-away-bird
Loud, cackling kow-kow-kow; harsh grating series of calls carrying well across dry open woodland habitat.
Knysna Turaco
Loud, screaming call with harsh grating quality; piercing notes carrying powerfully across dense forest edge.
Geographic Range & Migration
Brown-faced Go-away-bird
Found in East African woodland and savanna from Tanzania to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Resident.
Knysna Turaco
Endemic to the forests of southern South Africa from the Knysna region to KwaZulu-Natal. Resident.
Conservation Status
Brown-faced Go-away-bird
Knysna 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.
Knysna Turaco
A medium-sized turaco (40-46 cm) endemic to the forests of southern South Africa, from the Knysna region to KwaZulu-Natal. Green plumage with crimson wing patches. Frugivore of Afromontane forest and coastal bush. South Africa's only forest-dwelling turaco.