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The Grey Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides concolor) is a South African Turaco that is also known as Grey Lourie, Grey plaintain-eater, Grey Loerie or Kwêvoël.
In the wild, the bird spends most of its time perched in small groups.
The go-away bird gets its name from its well-known call, a harsh "kay-waaay," which warns other birds of a human's presence.
Distribution / Habitat:
This turaco can be found in the dry open savanna woodlands of Angola, Zambia, south eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Malawi and South-East Tanzania to Namibia, North-east Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and North-east South Africa. It prefers savanna woodland.
Its preferred habitat includes parks, suburban gardens and farms - often near water.
- Its plumage is a uniform grey color, black beak and strikingly pink gape.
- The crest is raised when excited.
- This turaco is a clumsy flier though extremely agile in clambering through tree crowns.
Call / Song:
- It has a distinctive loud alarm call ("quare", rhyming with "square") fancifully sounding like "Go-away".
Diet / Food:
- Its preferred diet includes fruit, like wild figs, berries, flowers and buds, leaves, termites and snails.
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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