Brown-faced Go-away-bird vs Knysna Turaco

Corythaixoides personatus comparado com Tauraco corythaix

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown-faced Go-away-bird Knysna Turaco
Nome científico Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco corythaix
Ordem Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Família Musophagidae Musophagidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 36,3 cm (14.3 in)
Peso 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 317,8333333333333 g (11.21 oz)
Dieta 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 …
Tamanho da postura 2-3 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

Nenhum

Knysna Turaco only

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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.

Knysna Turaco

Canto

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

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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.

Knysna Turaco

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Knysna Turaco

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Plumagem

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

Knysna Turaco

Plumagem

Jacobin Cuckoo: black above with white wing patches; white below; black crest; long dark tail; white lateral tail tips; bold pattern

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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.

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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