Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Ross's Turaco

Corythaixoides personatus verglichen mit Musophaga rossae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Brown-faced Go-away-bird Ross's Turaco
Wissenschaftlicher Name Corythaixoides personatus Musophaga rossae
Ordnung Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Familie Musophagidae Musophagidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 44,9 cm (17.7 in)
Gewicht 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 396,1666666666667 g (13.97 oz)
Ernährung Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Feeds on figs, berries, and forest fruits in Central Africa. Supplements with flowers and occasional …
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

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Ross's Turaco 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.

Ross's Turaco

Gesang

Loud, melodic call with musical quality; rich harmonious notes with yellow-billed clarity carrying through 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.

Ross's Turaco

Found in tropical forests across Central and East Africa from Cameroon to Kenya. Resident in forest canopy.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Ross's Turaco

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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

Ross's Turaco

Gefieder

Large Green-billed Malkoha: green above; pale buff below; large green bill; bare red facial skin; long green-glossed tail; large size

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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.

Ross's Turaco

A large turaco (50-54 cm) found in tropical forests across Central and East Africa. Deep violet-blue plumage with a bright crimson crest and crimson flight feathers. Yellow face and bill. Frugivore of forest canopy. Named after Sir John Ross, the Arctic explorer.

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