Grey Go-Away-Bird
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Grey Go-Away-Bird

Corythaixoides concolor

Silhouette: Lisa M. "Pixxl" (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
3 Verified sightings at iSimangaliso Wetland Park From 2019 to 2026
12,690 Verified sightings across all 19 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Grey Go-Away-Bird

The grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor), also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common turaco 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 their range, their unique appearance and habits preclude confusion with other bird species.

The grey go-away-bird was formally described in 1833 by the Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith from specimens collected inland from Port Natal (now Durban) in South Africa. He coined the binomial name Corythaix concolor. The specific epithet concolor is Latin meaning "uniform", "similar in colour" or "plain". The grey go-away-bird is now placed in the genus Crinifer that was introduced by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki in 1821.

Four subspecies are recognised: C. c. molybdophanes (Clancey, 1964) – northeast Angola to south Tanzania, north Malawi and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Livingstone's Turaco
LC

Livingstone's Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco livingstonii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Purple-Crested Turaco

Purple-Crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco porphyreolophus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~80%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~80%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
12 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
14 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
16 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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