Grey lourie
Crinifer concolor (A. Smith, 1833)
Status not recordedbirds
The grey lourie (Crinifer concolor) is a species in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. Recorded adults weigh 258 g to 269.5 g.
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Quick facts about the grey lourie
- Weight
- 258 g – 269.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.55src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grey lourie live?
Not recorded
Is the grey lourie endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the grey lourie classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderMusophagiformes
- familyMusophagidae
- genusCrinifer
- SpeciesCrinifer concolor (A. Smith, 1833)
Synonyms Chizaerhis concolor, Coliphimus concolor, Corythaix concolor, Corythaixoides concolor
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- GGABEnglish
- Gray go-away-birdEnglish
- Grey go-away-birdEnglish
- KwêvoëlAfrikaans
- لويري رماديArabic
- turac concolorCatalan
- sparák šedýCzech
- Grå LarmfuglDanish
- GraulärmvogelGerman
- Grauer LärmvogelGerman
- Γκρι ΛόριGreek
- griza turakoEsperanto
- turaco grisSpanish
- Turaco unicolorSpanish
- hallturakoEstonian
- töyhtöturakoFinnish
- Touraco concoloreFrench
- barna lármásmadárHungarian
- Turaco unicoloreItalian
- ムジハイイロエボシドリJapanese
- funyekck
- paprastasis bananpaukštisLithuanian
- Vale ToerakoDutch
- gråturakoNorwegian
- hałaśnik szaryPolish
- turaco-cinzentoPortuguese
- turaco-unicolorPortuguese
- Серый бананоедRussian
- halasník sivýSlovak
- Sivi turakoSerbian
- grå tofsturakoSwedish
- Gri TurakoTurkish
- Gri Plantinci TurakogilTurkish
- moKoeTswana
- moKoweTswana
- галасник сірийUkrainian
- 南非灰蕉鵑Chinese
- 南非灰蕉鹃Chinese
Relatives of the grey lourie
Other species in the same genus Crinifer.
Western plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Eastern plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus
White-bellied go-away bird
Crinifer leucogaster
Bare-faced go-away bird
Crinifer personatus
CompareGrey lourie vs Western plantain-eaterGrey lourie vs Eastern plantain-eaterGrey lourie vs White-bellied go-away birdGrey lourie vs Bare-faced go-away bird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey lourie?
An adult grey lourie weighs 258 g – 269.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the grey lourie?
The grey lourie (Crinifer concolor) belongs to the family Musophagidae in the order Musophagiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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