Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Yellow-billed Turaco

Corythaixoides personatus comparé à Tauraco macrorhynchus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Brown-faced Go-away-bird Yellow-billed Turaco
Nom scientifique Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco macrorhynchus
Ordre Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Famille Musophagidae Musophagidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Poids 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 243,0 g (8.57 oz)
Régime alimentaire Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Frugivore of Nigerian highland forest, eating figs and forest berries. Supplements diet with flowers and …
Taille de la couvée 2-3 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

Aucun(e)

Yellow-billed Turaco only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Chant

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

Yellow-billed Turaco

Chant

Loud, far-carrying scream with coarse nasal quality; harsh grating calls audible across open highland 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.

Yellow-billed Turaco

Found in lowland and montane forests of West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to DRC. Resident.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Turaco

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Plumage

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

Yellow-billed Turaco

Plumage

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha: rich chestnut belly; dark green-black above; bare red orbital skin; long green-glossed tail; striking belly

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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.

Yellow-billed Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-43 cm) found in lowland and montane forests of West and Central Africa. Green plumage with a yellow bill and crimson wing patches. Frugivore of forest canopy and edges. Found from Sierra Leone to Democratic Republic of Congo.

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