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Gray Go-away bird
Corythaixoides concolor
-25.1197, 31.9161
Field Notes
Description:
The Grey Go-Away Bird ) is a member of the turaco family. It is found in Southern Africa and is one of the least colorful turaco’s, many of which are as colorful as parrots.
Habitat:
Lower Sabie Rest camp, sitting in a tree.
Notes:
The Grey Go-Away is named for its call and it is a very social bird, and can live in groups of up to 30 birds. The Grey go-away-bird occurs from coastal Angola through to southern Africa, where it is common in dry savanna and suburban gardens. It eats mainly plant products, such as fruit, flowers, leaves and buds, but it may also eat small invertebrates. The nest is a flat, flimsy platform, made of interlaced twigs, normally placed in a thorny tree. Egg-laying season is year-round, peaking from September-October. It lays 1-4, usually 2-3 eggs which are incubated by both sexes, for 26-29 days. The chicks stay in the nest for 18-21 days, leaving before they can fly. At roughly 33 days old, the chicks can feed for themselves, and at roughly 35 days they can fly, becoming fully independent at about 41 days old. This species is often confused with both the White-bellied Go-Away Bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster) and the Western Gray Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator)
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