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White-bellied go-away-bird

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White-bellied go-away bird
Male in Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Cuculiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Corythaixoides
Species:
C. leucogaster
Binomial name
Corythaixoides leucogaster
(Ruppell, 1842)

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.

  • Female
    Female
  • Male
    Male

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


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