Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
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Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
604 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bare-faced go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics. It is named for its distinctive and uniquely bare, black face. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 604 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

5–10% · With luck
Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

<5% · Rare
White-crested Turaco
LC

White-crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco leucolophus

Insufficient data
Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird in Lake Mburo National Park?

About 57% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 604 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird in Lake Mburo National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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