Grey Go-Away-Bird / Lourie

Description:

The grey lourie (Corythaixoides concolor) is also known by the name of “go-away” bird or in Afrikaans, “kwêvoël” . It is entirely grey with a prominent crest which is raised and lowered when alarmed.The nest is a flat, flimsy platform, made of interlaced twigs, normally placed in a thorny tree. It lays 1-4, usually 2-3 eggs which are incubated by both sexes, for 26-29 days. The chicks stay in the nest for 18-21 days, leaving before they can fly. At roughly 33 days old, the chicks can feed for themselves, and at roughly 35 days they can fly, becoming fully independent at about 41 days old.

Habitat:

Occurs from Zambia, Malawi and coastal Angola through to southern Africa, where it is common in northern and central Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and north-eastern South Africa. It generally prefers dry savanna, broad-leaved Burkea (Burkea africana) woodland, dry riverine woodland and suburban gardens