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Birds
Grey go-away-bird
Grey go-away-bird · Crinifer concolor
With its distinctive crest and loud calls from the treetops of Africa, the grey go-away-bird is a true original of nature for attentive observers.
Fact file
- Size
- About 50 cm long, around 200 to 300 g in weight
- Males and females
- No visible difference between male and female
- Sounds
- Shrill, loud call similar to “gaa-way”, especially in alarm situations
- Diet
- Prefers ripe fruit, berries, young shoots and occasionally flowers
- Offspring
- 2 to 3 eggs in a cup-shaped nest, incubation period 26 days, both parents feed the chicks
How to identify Grey go-away-bird
The grey go-away-bird has an evenly ash-grey plumage that camouflages it perfectly in the treetops. Its striking high feathered crest on the head often stands upright and gives it a distinctive profile. The strong bill is black, and the long, outward-splayed tail feathers create a slender silhouette. The eyes are dark and the head looks elegantly proportioned.
Grey go-away-birds are medium-sized, about 50 centimetres long, and appear larger than they are thanks to their long legs and tail. Males and females hardly differ in appearance, both showing the same subtle play of colours between dove grey and silver. In sunlight the plumage sometimes shimmers softly.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
Where Grey go-away-bird live
Namibia
- Kwando Core Area
- Brandberg
- Buffalo Core Area
- Bwabwata Nationalpark
- Dolomite & Olifantsrus
- Erongo Gebirge
- Halali
- Hoanib
- Mahango Core Area
- Mudumu Nationalpark
- Namib-Naukluft Nationalpark
- NamibRand Nature Reserve
- Namutoni
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
- Okaukuejo
- Palmwag
- Rundu
- Skelettküste
- Sossusvlei
- Spitzkoppe
- Swakopmund
- Twyfelfontein
- Walvis Bay
- Waterberg Plateau
- Windhoek
Botswana
South Africa
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