Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

This species is a resident breeder in open woodland habitats in tropical east Africa. It lays two or three eggs in a tree platform nest.

The Eastern Grey Plantain-eater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa. This species is a resident breeder in open woodland habitats in tropical east Africa. It lays two or three eggs in a tree platform nest. These are common, noisy and conspicuous birds, despite lacking the brilliant colours of relatives such as the Violet Turaco. They are 50 cm long, including a long tail. More

Eastern Grey Plantain-eaters have a thick bright yellow bill and show a white wing bar in flight. The sexes are identical, but immatures have a black woolly head without silver streaking. This bird is similar to the closely related Western Grey Plantain-eater. However, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater has white tail bars, and lacks the chest bars and dark wing feather shafts of its western relative. More

Dove, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, White-browed Coucal, African Palm-Swift, Little Swift, Speckled Mousebird, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Angola Swallow, Wire-tailed Swallow, White-headed Sawwing, African Pied Wagtail, Common Bulbul, Little Greenbul, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Swamp Flycatcher, Sooty Chat, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Grey-backed Fiscal, Pied Crow, Rueppell More

Order : Cuculiformes
Family : Musophagidae
Genus : Crinifer
Species : zonurus
Authority : (Rüppell, 1835)