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

Corythaixoides personatus comparado con Tauraco schalowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown-faced Go-away-bird Schalow's Turaco
Nombre científico Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco schalowi
Orden Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Familia Musophagidae Musophagidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 36,2 cm (14.3 in)
Peso 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 235,66666666666666 g (8.31 oz)
Dieta Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Feeds on berries, figs, and forest fruits in central African highland forest. Supplements with flowers, …
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

Ninguno

Schalow's 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.

Schalow's Turaco

Canto

Loud, musical screaming call with rich quality; clear resonant tones audible far across South African forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

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

Schalow's Turaco

Found in forests and woodlands of East Africa from Kenya to Zambia and Malawi. Resident.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Schalow's 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.

Schalow's Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-43 cm) found in forests and woodlands of East Africa from Kenya to Zambia. Green plumage with a long, pointed crest tipped white. Crimson wing patches. Frugivore. Named after the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow's colleague Hermann Schalow.

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