What to Know About the Eastern Grey Plantain-eater in Uganda?

The Eastern Grey Plantain-Eater in Uganda is one of the African Uganda Bird Species seen during birding safaris in Uganda. It is 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 Commonly in Murchison falls national park-Uganda.

How Does the Eastern Grey Plantain Eater Look Like?

These are common, noisy and conspicuous birds, despite lacking the brilliant colors of relatives such as the violet turaco.

They are 50 cm long, including a long tail, and weigh 392–737 g. Their plumage is mainly grey above spotted with brown.

The head, erectile crest, neck and breast are brown streaked with silver. The underparts are whitish, heavily streaked with brown.

Eastern plantain-eater has a thick bright yellow bill, and shows a white wing bar in flight. The sexes are identical, but immatures have a black woolly head without silver streaking.

This bird is similar to the closely related western plantain-eater. However, eastern plantain-eater has white tail bars, and lacks the chest bars and dark wing feather shafts of its western relative.

How Does About the Eastern Grey Plantain-eater in Uganda Feed?

This species feeds on fruit, especially figs, and other vegetable matter.