Grey Go-away-bird - Crinifer concolor

Touraco concolore

Grey Go-away-bird
These large birds are the sentinels of the bushveld, and they utter a specific call that alerts all the animals and birds when there is danger, or a human being around. No colour, just grey, drab, but is it? Have a look at the grey nuances in the plumage of this master fruit thief! Ces grands oiseaux sont les sentinelles des steppes, et lancent un cri particulier qui alerte tous les animaux et les oiseaux s'il y a un danger, ou un humain aux alentours. Pas de couleur, juste du gris, terne, mais l'est-il vraiment ? Regardez les nuances de gris sur le plumage de ce maître des voleurs de fruits !
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The species

Classification

Order  : Musophagiformes
Family : Musophagidae
Species : Grey Go-away-bird


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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw20587
Author :

Shooting

date : 2006 Jun
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng Gauteng
Lat. : 26° 4' 17'' South
Lng. : 28° 15' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/500 s
aperture : 7.1
Focal length : 280 mm
Iso : 640
Flash : no