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This species averages 51 cm (20") in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is characteristic of the species. It has a white under-wing patch, visible in flight. The adult has a grey head and leading to a dark grey to blackish pointed crest with an approximate length of 6 cm. The belly and under-tail coverts are white, giving the bird the first part of its name "white-bellied". The bill is black in male, pea-green in the female (becoming yellowish during the breeding season).
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When to see the White-bellied Go-away-bird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-bellied Go-away-bird
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-bellied Go-away-bird
The white-bellied go-away-bird is a bird of eastern Africa in the family Musophagidae, commonly known as turacos.
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Easily confused with
Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusThe eastern plantain-eater also known as the eastern grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa.
Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscatorThe western plantain-eater, also known as the grey plantain-eater or western grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa.
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusThe sexes are similar, other than the female's green beak.
Side by side: Grey Go-away-bird vs White-bellied Go-away-bird · Great Blue Turaco vs White-bellied Go-away-bird · Bare-faced Go-away-bird vs White-bellied Go-away-bird
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