Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
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Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

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 Lake Nakuru National Park
1 Verified sightings at Lake Nakuru National Park From 2019 to 2026
5,518 Verified sightings across all 18 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

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: C. p. personatus (Rüppell, 1842) – Ethiopian Rift Valley Description: More extensive green breast plumage, underside of wings and tail greenish, face with minute brown plumes

C. p. leopoldi (Shelley, 1881) – south Uganda, southwest Kenya and Tanzania to Malawi and Zambia 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 →

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides leucogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Hartlaub's Turaco
LC

Hartlaub's Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco hartlaubi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~60%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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