- Crinifer leucogaster
Corythaixoides leucogaster
Criniferoides leucogaster
Identification
50 cm (19¾ in)
- Grey overall plumage
- White belly and undertail coverts
- Brownish-grey crest
- Long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band
- White wing patch
- Back bill in male, pea-green in the female
Distribution
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and north-eastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Well wooded areas and savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of fruits, berries, plantains, seeds, flowers, buds and particularly young seed pods of Acacias.
Breeding
Their nest is a twiggy platform The clutch contains 2-3 bluish-green eggs which are incubated by both adults for about 28 days; they also both care for the young who fledge about 10-12 days later.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-bellied Go-away-bird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-bellied_Go-away-bird
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