Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs White-bellied Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides personatus verglichen mit Criniferoides leucogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Brown-faced Go-away-bird White-bellied Go-away-bird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Corythaixoides personatus Criniferoides leucogaster
Ordnung Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Familie Musophagidae Musophagidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Gewicht 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 217,5 g (7.67 oz)
Ernährung Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Frugivore of southern African dry woodland; takes figs, berries, and pods. Occasionally eats flowers and …
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

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.

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Gesang

Raucous, loud screaming with harsh carrying quality; piercing calls repeated urgently from tall emergent trees.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

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

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Found in arid savanna and bushland of East Africa from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Resident in dry woodland.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

White-bellied Go-away-bird

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-bellied Go-away-bird

A medium-sized go-away-bird (48-51 cm) found in arid savanna and bushland of East Africa from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Grey-brown plumage with a white belly. Named for its raucous go-away call. Frugivore of dry woodland. Adapted to more arid habitats than other go-away-birds.

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