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
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 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 up to 1,400 m, but at Loita up to 2,200 m 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 Touracos, 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 (2012). "Corythaixoides personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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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