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

Corythaixoides personatus comparado com Tauraco schuettii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown-faced Go-away-bird Black-billed Turaco
Nome científico Corythaixoides personatus Tauraco schuettii
Ordem Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Família Musophagidae Musophagidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 33,3 cm (13.1 in)
Peso 250,0 g (8.82 oz) 238,25 g (8.40 oz)
Dieta Frugivore feeding on berries, figs, and pods in savanna trees. Supplements with flowers, buds, and … Frugivore feeding on figs, berries, and drupes in forest canopy. Occasionally takes flowers, leaves, and …
Tamanho da postura 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Brown-faced Go-away-bird only

Nenhum

Black-billed 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.

Black-billed Turaco

Canto

Loud, far-carrying musical call; rich resonant notes with clear quality echoing through highland East African forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

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

Black-billed Turaco

Found in lowland forests of Central Africa from Cameroon to Uganda and DRC. Resident in primary forest.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Brown-faced Go-away-bird

Least Concern

Black-billed 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.

Black-billed Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-42 cm) found in lowland forests of Central Africa from Cameroon to Uganda. Glossy blue-black plumage with green body, white face markings, and crimson wing patches. Frugivore of primary forest canopy. Named after the German ornithologist Moritz Schütt.

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