Grey go-away-bird

Grey go-away-bird
Grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor concolor) Kruger.jpg
Crinifer concolor concolor, Kruger National Park
C. c. bechuanaein South Africa; calls recorded at a night roost
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Crinifer
Species:
C. concolor
Binomial name
Crinifer concolor
(Smith, 1833)

The grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor),[2] also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common turaco of the southern Afrotropics. They are present in arid to moist, open woodlands and thorn savanna, especially near surface water.[3] They regularly form groups and parties that forage in tree tops, or dust bathe on the ground. Especially when disturbed, they make their presence known by their characteristically loud and nasal "kweh" or "go-way" calls,[4] with the last syllable typically a descending drawl.[5] Within their range, their unique combination of colour, appearance and habits precludes confusion with other bird species.

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Corythaixoides concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688396A93196103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688396A93196103.en. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Grey Go-away-bird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ Johnson, D. N. "SABAP1: Grey Lourie" (PDF). sabap2.adu.org.za. SABAP. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ Gill, E. Leonard; Winterbottom, J.M. (revised) (1975). A first guide to South African birds (7th ed.). Cape Town: Maskew Miller. p. 114. ISBN 0623005964.
  5. ^ Ginn, Peter (1981). Birds of the highveld (3rd impr. ed.). Salisbury: Longman. p. 81. ISBN 0582608902.