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;[[:Category:Corythaixoides|Corythaixoides]] concolor | ;[[:Category:Corythaixoides|Corythaixoides]] concolor | ||
[[Image:5134Grey_Lourie_Corythaixoides_concolor.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Paul Tavares<br> | [[Image:5134Grey_Lourie_Corythaixoides_concolor.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Paul Tavares<br> | ||
Mount Grace, near Johannesburg, South Africa.]] | Mount Grace, near Johannesburg, South Africa.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 47-50 cm, Mass 202-340 g. | ||
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| + | Plumage is plain grey. The eye is brown and the bill, legs and feet are black. | ||
[[Image:Grey_Go_Away_Bird.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Photo by Glazzers]] | [[Image:Grey_Go_Away_Bird.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Photo by Glazzers]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southern [[Africa]]; as far north as [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ''Corythaixoides concolor'' has four subspecies: | ||
| + | *''C. c. concolor''; | ||
| + | *''C. c. molybdophanes''; | ||
| + | *''C. c. pallidiceps''; and | ||
| + | *''C. c. bechuanae''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Woodland, savanna and, in arid areas, riverine woodlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | In pairs or small groups. Alert and inquisitive, these birds are highly vocal when alarmed; their loud, nasal ''kwê'' or ''kwaa'' often alerts other wildlife of the approach of a predator (or photographer). Agile in trees, where it forages for fruit, flowers, buds, leaves. Insects and nestlings are also eaten. | ||
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| + | '''Breeding''': The nest is an simple platform of sticks in a tree, usually at a height of 3-10 m above the ground. One to four pale blue eggs are laid; the incubation period is 26-28 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Gibbon G. 2002. Roberts' Multimedia Birds of Southern Africa: Version 3. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. [http://www.sabirding.co.za/ www.sabirding.co.za] | ||
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| + | Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Grey Go-away-bird" downloaded 1 July 2008. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Corythaixoides+concolor}} | {{GSearch|Corythaixoides+concolor}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Corythaixoides]] |
Revision as of 09:10, 1 July 2008
- Corythaixoides concolor
Identification
Length 47-50 cm, Mass 202-340 g.
Plumage is plain grey. The eye is brown and the bill, legs and feet are black.
Distribution
Southern Africa; as far north as Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Corythaixoides concolor has four subspecies:
- C. c. concolor;
- C. c. molybdophanes;
- C. c. pallidiceps; and
- C. c. bechuanae.
Habitat
Woodland, savanna and, in arid areas, riverine woodlands.
Behaviour
In pairs or small groups. Alert and inquisitive, these birds are highly vocal when alarmed; their loud, nasal kwê or kwaa often alerts other wildlife of the approach of a predator (or photographer). Agile in trees, where it forages for fruit, flowers, buds, leaves. Insects and nestlings are also eaten.
Breeding: The nest is an simple platform of sticks in a tree, usually at a height of 3-10 m above the ground. One to four pale blue eggs are laid; the incubation period is 26-28 days.
References
Gibbon G. 2002. Roberts' Multimedia Birds of Southern Africa: Version 3. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. www.sabirding.co.za
Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Grey Go-away-bird" downloaded 1 July 2008.
