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

Corythaixoides personatus comparado con Tauraco leucotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown-faced Go-away-bird White-cheeked Turaco
Nombre científico Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco leucotis
Orden Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Familia Musophagidae Musophagidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 257,5 g (9.08 oz)
Dieta Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Feeds on berries, figs, and drupes in East African montane forest. Occasionally takes flowers, buds, …
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

Ninguno

White-cheeked Turaco only

Song & Call Comparison

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Canto

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

White-cheeked Turaco

Canto

Harsh, far-carrying scream with raucous quality; loud grating call repeated several times from forest treetops.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

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

White-cheeked Turaco

Found in highland forests and woodland of the Ethiopian Highlands and Eritrea. Resident at 1,500-3,200 m.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

White-cheeked 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-cheeked Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-43 cm) found in highland forests and woodland of the Ethiopian Highlands and Eritrea. Green plumage with a white cheek patch, blue crest, and crimson wing patches. Frugivore. One of the most colorful birds of the Ethiopian highlands.

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