Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Western Plantain-eater

Corythaixoides personatus verglichen mit Crinifer piscator

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Brown-faced Go-away-bird Western Plantain-eater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Corythaixoides personatus Crinifer piscator
Ordnung Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Familie Musophagidae Musophagidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
Gewicht 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 370,0 g (13.05 oz)
Ernährung Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Frugivore of West African savanna; feeds on figs, berries, and pods in gallery and riparian …
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

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Western Plantain-eater only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Gesang

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

Western Plantain-eater

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying kwow repeated insistently; harsh nasal calls audible at considerable distance across forest.

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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.

Western Plantain-eater

Found in savanna and woodland across West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon. Resident in open habitats.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Western Plantain-eater

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Gefieder

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

Western Plantain-eater

Gefieder

Running Coua (large): large gray-brown coua; pale below; bare blue-green facial skin; long graduated tail; fast-running Madagascar bird

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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.

Western Plantain-eater

A large turaco (50-54 cm) found in savanna and woodland across West Africa. Grey-brown plumage with a shaggy crest. Frugivore of fig trees and other fruiting woodland trees. Named plantain-eater though rarely eats plantains. Conspicuous and noisy.

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