Crinifer is a genus of birds in the turaco family. They are restricted to Africa. Formerly, the genus only contained the plantain-eaters, but in 2021, go-away-birds were merged into the genus.
Crinifer piscator Lotherton Hall, West Yorkshire, England 8a
Eastern grey plantain eater female
Western grey plantain eater
The grey go-away-bird, 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,
Crinifer
…Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae Genus: Crinifer Jarocki, 1821 Type species Phasianus africanus Latham, 1790 Species C. piscator C. zonurus C. personatus C. concolor C. leucogaster Crinifer is a genus of birds in the turaco family. They are restricted to Africa. Formerly, the genus only contained the plantain-eaters…
Close-up views of the pink gape and tongue, and the wispy crest
The western race, C. c. pallidiceps, at Okonjima, Namibia
The eastern race, C. c. concolor, in South Africa