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Photo by Westmidstraveller
Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa, October, 2009
Crinifer personatus

Corythaixoides personata

Identification

Length 48-50 cm
Grey body, white neck, bare black face, grey crest and tail, black legs and feet.
Male has black bill; female has green.

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies:[1]

  • C. p. personatus - Ethiopia
  • C. p. leopoldi - Southern population; southern Uganda to northern Zambia

Habitat

Open country, frequenting trees along river courses; also cultivted areas with trees.

Behaviour

Often seen in small groups.

Diet

The diet includes berries.

Vocalisation

A deep kow kow.

Breeding

Nests are built mostly in tall acacia trees; 2-3 greenish-white oval eggs are laid.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
  3. Avibase
  4. Wikipedia

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External Links

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