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The '''White-bellied Go-away-bird''' |
The '''White-bellied Go-away-bird''' (''Corythaixoides leucogaster'') is a widespread bird of [[Africa]] in the [[Musophagidae|turaco]] family. |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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Corythaixoides leucogaster (Ruppell, 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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References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Dale A. Zimmerman, Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, 1999