Description
English: White-bellied go-away-bird from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Date 12 September 2009, 16:05:50
Source Own work
Author Yathin S Krishnappa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yathin_sk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg

The white-bellied go-away-bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster) is a bird of eastern Africa in the turaco family. This species averages 51 cm (20 inches) in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight. The bill is black in male, pea-green in the female. Typical calls are a nasal haa-haa-haa, like bleating of a sheep, and a single or repeated gwa (or g'away) It flies from tree to tree in loose straggling groups, calling loudly. Order: Musophagiformes, Family: Musophagidae.