Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
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Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

Crinifer zonurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
153 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus) also known as the eastern grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa. This species is a resident breeder in open woodland habitats in tropical east Africa. It lays two or three eggs in a tree platform nest. These are common, noisy and conspicuous birds, despite lacking the brilliant colours of relatives such as the violet turaco. They are 50 cm (20 in) long, including a long tail, and weigh 392–737 g (13.8–26.0 oz). Their plumage is mainly grey above spotted with brown. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Grey Plantain-eater sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 153 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

10–20% · With luck
Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

10–20% · With luck
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available

Ruwenzori Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

<5% · Rare
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

<5% · Rare
White-crested Turaco
LC

White-crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco leucolophus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Grey Plantain-eater in Virunga National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Grey Plantain-eater sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 153 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Grey Plantain-eater in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Grey Plantain-eater in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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