Bare-faced go-away-bird

The bare-faced go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics. It is named for its distinctive and uniquely bare, black face.

Bare-faced go-away-bird
C. p. leopoldi at Keekorok Lodge, Kenya
C. p. leopoldi in Akagera N. P., Rwanda
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Crinifer
Species:
C. personatus
Binomial name
Crinifer personatus
(Rüppell, 1842)

Description

The sexes are similar, other than the female's green beak.[2] It is 48 cm (19 in) long beak to tail, and weighs approximately 210 to 300 grams.[3]

Habits
C. p. leopoldi

It is a noisy and restless species, that moves about singly or in groups.[4] Its call is a double or repetitive kow-kow.[4]

Range and habitat

It is found in two disjunct areas in Africa: one in Ethiopia, and the other in Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.[5] It occurs in open woodland, thickets and in cultivation with scattered trees. It may be found at altitudes of up to 1,400 metres, but at Loita up to 2,200 metres in scattered cedar, acacia and evergreen scrub.[6]

Races

Two geographically isolated races are accepted:[7]

Description: More extensive green breast plumage, underside of wings and tail greenish, face with minute brown plumes[4]
Description: Face bare and black, less extensive green breast plumage[4]

Food

These birds primarily eat fruits, leaf buds, and seeds.[8]

Reproduction

Like other Turacos, the bare-faced go-away-bird lays two to three greenish-white eggs each mating season. Nests are often built in tall acacia trees.[9]

References
  1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Corythaixoides personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725405A94891690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725405A94891690.en. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. "Bare-faced Go-away Birds | Beauty of Birds". www.beautyofbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. Jones, David. "Bare-faced Go-away Bird". www.turacos.org. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. Zimmerman, Dale A.; et al. (1999). Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Princeton University Press. p. 432. ISBN 0691010226.
  5. bare-faced go-away bird at kenyabirds Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Britton, P.L., ed. (1980). Birds of East Africa: 375. Corythaixoides personata (Rüppell) Bare-faced Go-away Bird KTU 441. Nairobi: EANHS. p. 74.
  7. "Bare-faced Go-away-bird (Corythaixoides personatus) - HBW 4, p. 505". The Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. Jones, David. "Bare-faced Go-away Bird". www.turacos.org. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  9. "Bare-faced Go-away Birds | Beauty of Birds". www.beautyofbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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