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White-bellied Go-away-bird

Crinifer leucogaster

White-bellied Go-away-bird (Crinifer leucogaster) — Cuckoos & Turacos of Africa.

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The White-bellied Go-away-bird (Crinifer leucogaster) is a member of the Musophagidae family found in Africa.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Musophagiformes
  3. Family Musophagidae Turacos
  4. Genus Crinifer
  5. Species leucogaster

Where it lives

South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania

Quick facts

Family
Musophagidae
Order
Musophagiformes

Biology & behaviour

The White-bellied Go-away-bird (Crinifer leucogaster) is a species of turacos in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. It is found in Africa — South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia to n Tanzania.

Songs & calls

White-bellied Go-away-bird — Call, song

Recorded by GABRIEL LEITE Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Conservation

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