The grey go-away-bird, also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël. #BirdingSunday
It is found in Southern Africa and is one of the least
colorful turaco's, many of which are as colorful as parrots. The Grey Go-Away
is named for its call and it is a very social bird, often living in groups of
up to 30 birds. It has a preference for open thornbush country, often near
water.
The grey go-away bird subsists on leaves, fruit, flowers,
buds and the occasional small invertebrates. It feeds on a wide variety of
trees, but is particularly fond of acacia trees, Mopane trees, Jackalberry
trees and cultivated fruit such as guavas.
Grey Go-away-bird is gregarious and moves in groups of up to
20 birds very busy and hopping into trees.
Female lays 1 to 4 eggs, usually 3, white or pale blue, and
slightly glossy. Incubation lasts about 26 to 28 days, shared by both adults.
Female broods at night.
Chicks are covered in dense brownish down. Both parents feed
them by regurgitation.
When young are 2 to 3 weeks old, they are able to clamber
around the nest into branches. They leave the nest 23 days after hatching, and
they can fly at one month. Parents still feed them for 40 to 45 days, and young
become independent at 7 weeks of age.
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