Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Knysna Turaco

Corythaixoides personatus comparé à Tauraco corythaix

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Brown-faced Go-away-bird Knysna Turaco
Nom scientifique Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco corythaix
Ordre Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Famille Musophagidae Musophagidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 36,3 cm (14.3 in)
Poids 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 317,8333333333333 g (11.21 oz)
Régime alimentaire Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Frugivore of South African forests; eats berries, figs, and drupes in dense canopy. Supplements with …
Taille de la couvée 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

Aucun(e)

Knysna Turaco only

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.

Knysna Turaco

Chant

Loud, screaming call with harsh grating quality; piercing notes carrying powerfully across dense forest edge.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

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

Knysna Turaco

Endemic to the forests of southern South Africa from the Knysna region to KwaZulu-Natal. Resident.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Knysna 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.

Knysna Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-46 cm) endemic to the forests of southern South Africa, from the Knysna region to KwaZulu-Natal. Green plumage with crimson wing patches. Frugivore of Afromontane forest and coastal bush. South Africa's only forest-dwelling turaco.

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