White-bellied go-away-bird
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| White-bellied go-away-bird | |
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| In Tarangire National Park | |
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| In Tanzania | |
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C. leucogaster
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| Corythaixoides leucogaster (Rüppell, 1842)
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The white-bellied go-away-bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster) is a widespread bird of Africa in the turaco family.
Description
This species averages 51 cm (20 inches) in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight. The bill is black in male, pea-green in the female.
Call
Typical calls are a nasal haa-haa-haa, like bleating of a sheep, and a single or repeated gwa (or g'away) It flies from tree to tree in loose straggling groups, calling loudly.
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Corythaixoides leucogaster -Buffalo Springs National Park, Kenya-8.jpg
Male in Kenya
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Corythaixoides leucogaster -Kambi ya Tembo, Tanzania-8.jpg
Female
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Corythaixoides leucogaster -Ethiopia -male-8.jpg
Male
References
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- Dale A. Zimmerman, Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, 1999
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