---
title: "Bare-faced Go-away-bird"
description: "Crinifer personatus — Birds. The bare-faced go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bare-faced-go-away-bird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bare-faced Go-away-bird

> Crinifer personatus — Birds. The bare-faced go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics.

- Scientific name: *Crinifer personatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 860
- iNaturalist taxon: [1506033](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1506033)

## Names

- en: Bare-faced Go-away-bird
- de: Nacktkehllärmvogel
- es: Turaco enmascarado
- fr: Touraco masqué

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (408), KE (212), UG (92), RW (70), ET (36)

## Summary

The bare-faced go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics. It is named for its distinctive and uniquely bare, black face.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-faced_go-away-bird

## Photo

![Bare-faced Go-away-bird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bare-faced-go-away-bird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199345846

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bare-faced-go-away-bird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).