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'''Common Name:''' White-bellied Go-Away Bird 

'''Scientific Name:''' Criniferoides leucogaste

'''Size:''' 20 inches (50cm)

'''Habitat:''' Africa; Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi.  Commonly found in open dry shrub and woodlands.

'''Status:''' Least Concern.  '''Global Population:''' unknown. Not threatened and common within its range. 

'''Diet:''' Fruit and to a lesser extent; flowers and insects.

'''Breeding:''' Male and female look alike except for the beak; Males have black beaks and females are more greenish. They built nests of twig and sticks in the canopy and lay 2 to 3 eggs.

'''Cool facts:''' A very bold bird and while you would assume it’s name comes from it being a pest, it isn’t. It makes a call that sounds like “go-way go-wayeeerrr”.

Usually seen in small groups, sometimes in the grounds of camps or lodges eating fruit and flowers from the trees and shrubs. 



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