Western plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) at Lotherton Hall, England
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Musophagiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Crinifer Jarocki, 1821
Type species
Phasianus africanus[1]
Latham, 1790
Species
C. piscator C. zonorus 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, but in 2021, go-away-birds were merged into the genus.
They are large, noisy, and conspicuous birds, but lack the brilliant colours of their relatives. They are mainly grey, with a long tail and an erectile head crest. They feed on fruit, especially figs, seeds, and other vegetable matter.
Unlike many of the brighter forest dwelling turacos these are birds of African open country and have drab grey and white plumage. In Southern Africa, these birds are known as kwêvoëls, though they are also called loeries along with the other turacos.
The go-away-birds are named for their raucous "go away" call.[2]
The genus was erected by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki in 1821 with the western plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) as the type species.[3] The name combines the Latin crinis meaning "hair" and -fer meaning "bearing".[4]
^"Musophagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
^Education, Jacana (2004). Lowveld and Kruger Guide. Jacana Media. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-919931-20-3.
^Peters, James Lee, ed. (1940). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 9.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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