Corythaixoides personatus
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In 3 days <5%
The bare-faced go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics. It is named for its distinctive and uniquely bare, black face. The bare-faced go-away-bird was described in 1842 by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell based on a specimen collected in Abyssinia (Ethiopia). He coined the binomial name Chizærhis personata. The specific epithet is from Latin personatus meaning "masked" (from persona meaning "mask"). The bare-faced go-away-bird was formerly placed in the genus Corythaixoides but based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020, it was moved to the genus Crinifer.
Two geographically isolated races are recognised: Description: More extensive green breast plumage, underside of wings and tail greenish, face with minute brown plumes Description: Face bare and black, less extensive green breast plumage
The sexes are similar, other than the female's green beak. It is 48 cm (19 in) long beak to tail, and weighs... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 315th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird in Kampala on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird sightings, Kampala ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kigali (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same family: Musophagidae
The closest relatives of the Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird that you can see in Kampala (family Musophagidae, Turacos) are Eastern Grey Plantain-eater (about 70%), Great Blue Turaco (about 50%) and Ross' Turaco (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
