Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Turacos :: Gray Go-away-bird

Gray Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor

Described by: Smith, A. (1833)
Alternate common name(s): Grey Go-away-bird, Common Go-away-bird, Go-away-bird, Turaco, Lourie, Loerie, Gray Lourie, Grey Lourie
Old scientific name(s): Crinifer concolor

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Botswana - Aug, 2002 © Tom Stephenson 
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Range

S. tropical Africa;
(1) Ne. Angola s. through Zaire, Zambia and n. Malawi to s. Tanzania and adjacent n. Mozambique.
(2) Cabinda, w. Angola s. to Namibia ranging seasonally to Botswana.
(3) S. and se. Angola and ne. Namibia (Caprivi Strip) e. through Botswana to sw. Zambia, Zimbabwe (Plateau region) and ne. South Africa (n. and w. Transvaal).
(4) S. Zaire and Tanzania s. in s. Malawi, n. Mozambique and e. South Africa (e. Transvaal, e. Swaziland, e. Zululand).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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