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Grey Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor (Smith, A 1833)

The grey go-away-bird, also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common bird of the southern Afrotropics. They are present in arid to moist, open woodlands and thorn savanna, especially near surface water. They regularly form groups and parties that forage in tree tops, or dust bathe on the ground. Especially when disturbed, they make their presence known by their characteristically loud and nasal "kweh" or "go-way" calls, with the last syllable typically a descending drawl. Within range, their unique combination of appearance and habits precludes confusion with other bird species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Musophagiformes
Family:
  Musophagidae
Genus:
   Crinifer
Scientific:
  Crinifer concolor


Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1833)

Reference:
   S. Afr. Quart. J. ser. 2, 1, pt.2 p.48

Protonym:
  Corythaix concolor

Type locality:
  Inland from Port Natal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968164


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DEBCA5878411E6FE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DEBCA587

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DEBCA587


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555342

Geographic range:

  • Crinifer concolor concolor: southern Malawi and northern Mozambique to Eswatini and eastern South Africa (southward to KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Crinifer concolor molybdophanes: northeastern Angola to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, southern Tanzania, and northern Mozambique
  • Crinifer concolor pallidiceps: western Angola to southern Namibia and western Botswana
  • Crinifer concolor bechuanae: southern and southeastern Angola to northeastern Namibia, Botswana, southwestern Zambia, Zimbabwe, and northeastern South Africa
English:
Grey Go-away-bird
Catalan:
Turac concolor
Czech:
sparák šedý
Danish:
Grå Larmfugl
German:
Graulärmvogel
Spanish:
Turaco Unicolor
Spanish (Spain):
Turaco Unicolor
Finnish:
töyhtöturako
French:
Touraco concolore
Croatian:
sivi turako
Hungarian:
barna lármásmadár
Icelandic:
Feludofri
Italian:
Turaco unicolore
Japanese (romaji):
mujihaiiroeboshidori
Japanese:
ムジハイイロエボシドリ
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis bananpaukštis
Dutch:
Vale Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråturako
Norwegian:
Gråturako
Polish:
hałaśnik szary
Portuguese:
turaco-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
turaco-unicolor
Russian:
Серый бананоед
Slovak:
halasník sivý
Serbian:
Sivi turako
Swedish:
grå tofsturako
Ukrainian:
Галасник сірий
Chinese:
南非灰蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
南非灰蕉鵑


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Touraco concolore ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Touraco concolore ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Common Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Common Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Gray Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Grey Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Crinifer concolor) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gray Go-away Bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Crinifer concolor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Crinifer concolor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Crinifer concolor [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey Go-away-bird ( Corythaixoides concolor) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corythaixoides concolor [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corythaixoides concolor [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kwevoel, Kwêvoël
Catalan: Turac concolor
Czech: sparák šedý, Turako svetlý
Danish: Grå Larmfugl
German: Graulärmvogel
English: Common Go-away Bird, Common Go-away-bird, Go-away Bird, Go-away-bird, Gray Go away bird, Gray Go-away Bird, Gray Go-away-bird, Gray Go-bird, Gray Lourie, Grey Go away bird, Grey Go-away Bird, Grey Go-away-bird, Grey Go-bird, Grey Lourie, South African Goaway-Bird
English, HBW: Grey Go-away-bird
English (IOC): Grey Go-away-bird
English (United States): Gray Go-away-bird
English (South Africa): Grey Go-away-bird
Spanish: Turaco Unicolor
Spanish (Spain): Turaco Unicolor
Spanish (HBW): Gray Go-away-bird
Estonian: hallturako
Finnish: Töyhtöturako
French: Touraco concolore, Touraco uniforme
Croatian: sivi turako
Hungarian: barna lármásmadár
Icelandic: Feludofri
Italian: Turaco unicolore
Japanese (romaji): mujihaiiroeboshidori
Japanese: ムジハイイロエボシドリ
Kwangali: Nkwe
Scientific: Chizaerhis concolor, Coliphimus concolor, Corythaix concolor, Corythaixoides concolor, Corythaixoides concolor concolor, Crinifer concolor
Lithuanian: Paprastasis bananpaukštis
Dutch: Vale Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråturako
Norwegian: Gråturako
Sotho, Northern: Mokowe
Polish: halasnik szary, hałaśnik szary, Turako szary
Portuguese: Tauraco mascarado, Tauraco-mascarado, Turaco-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): turaco-unicolor
Russian: Серый бананоед
Slovak: halasník sivý
Shona: Kuwe
Serbian: Sivi turako
Siswant: Umkluwe
Swedish: Grå tofsturako
Swahili: Gowee Kijivu
Tswana: Mokuê
Turkish: Gri turako
Tsonga: Nkwenyana
Tatar: соры бананашар
Ukrainian: Галасник сірий
Chinese: 南非灰蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 南非灰蕉鵑
Zulu: umKlewu

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