White-bellied Go-away-bird (Crinifer leucogaster)
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White-bellied Go-away-bird

Crinifer leucogaster (Rüppell, 1842)

51 cmLength

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Where and when it's recorded

White-bellied Go-away-bird has been recorded at 90 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nairobi NPKenya1,034 records
  2. Tarangire NPTanzania967 records
  3. Samburu NRKenya638 records
More places
  1. Amboseli NPKenya472 records
  2. Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya418 records
  3. Lake BaringoKenya399 records
  4. Buffalo Springs NRKenya393 records
  5. Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsKenya369 records
  6. Mpala Ranch and Research CentreKenya369 records
  7. Mpala Research Centre – LabsKenya338 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaEthiopiaUgandaSomalia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the White-bellied Go-away-bird?

The White-bellied Go-away-bird is about 51 cm long.

Where does the White-bellied Go-away-bird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

What family is the White-bellied Go-away-bird in?

It belongs to the family Turacos (Musophagidae), order Musophagiformes.

At a glance

Length
51 cm

Range

Africa: South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Turacos Musophagidae
Genus
Crinifer

Other birds in the genus Crinifer

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White-bellied Go-away-bird

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