Ladies & gents, can somebody help me out with the common & Scientific name of this bird? I'm upgrading our website and want to include a picture and sound of this varmint. Thanks, jorge

Grey Lourie - Corythaixoides concolor

I'm pretty sure it's called Birdus invisibilis, the invisible bird. At least I can't see it on my screen.

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Originally posted by new_guy:
http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/go-away.htm

That is a different species than the common Go Away bird. It does not have the distinct "goawaay" call that the Grey Lourie has.

Tembo's got it. found the bird, now I have to find the sound. I think the africa webcam has it. Thanks! jorge

Jorge,

Try this site & turn up your PC speaker volume:

http://www.rhino-ringtones.com/loerie.php

elands guard - miserablus bastardus

That's great Peter, THANKS!

That's an interesting website of African ringtones.

That go away bird is a real pest. Another pesty one is the honey guide.

Peter,

Thanks from me too for posting this site. Now that I listen to the Fish Eagle, I long to be in far off places.....

In good hunting.

ndrew McLaren

Quick story about these ringtones - in January this year I was in the US doing the safari expo roadshow as usual ... had just got in to the 1st hotel fragged and jet lagged after much travelling and after unpacking had hit the sack early.

I was rudely woken by a very loud and excited "Kwe voel" or "Go Away bird" calling at 3am ... I was much befuddled as to where the hell I was and what was happening, needless to say it took a while to realise it was my travelling companion's cell phone going off ... this in turn caused pandemonium while I tried to switch the darn thing off in dark and knocked the lamp over in process which added to the ruckus ... got weird stares at the breakfast table from the folks in the adjacent rooms. By the by, the person who had called was back in the RSA and calling from the farm gate asking to be let in .... phones were kept switched off in evenings thereafter.

Peter, that made me laugh as I could picture it happening.

I just saw a turaco get shot by an arrow on one of Ron Oliver's videos. Fantastic and something that many of us dream of shooting just to get rid of it! I wouldn't mind having one mounted as it is so much a part of my experience in Africa.

As to that ringtone website, I went back to it and noticed how "green" it is. Look at the comments on the leopard for instance...