← Alle voëls – All birds
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Kwêvoël
Grey Go-away-bird
Crinifer concolor
Familie / Family: Musophagidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 339
🏡 Bly hier – Resident
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Grys voël met 'n lang stert en 'n lang kuif op die kop. Dit eet vrugte, blomme, blare en knoppies.
Waar by die skool? Kyk bo-in bome, veral doringbome.
Wil jy weet? Sy roep "kwê-ê" klink soos "go away" – dis hoe dit sy Engelse naam gekry het.
English
A grey bird with a long tail and a tall crest on its head. It eats fruit, flowers, leaves and buds.
Where at school? Look high up in trees, especially thorn trees.
Did you know? Its call "kweh-eh" sounds like "go away" – that is how it got its name.