Where does the Western Plantain-eater live?
Crinifer piscator has 38,200 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1901 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 38,200 records
- 27 places
- 64 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesMusophagiformesMusophagidaeCrinifer
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 11,520 | |
| Nigeria | 10,363 | |
| Ghana | 6,984 | |
| Senegal | 3,954 | |
| Benin | 1,056 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 944 | |
| Burkina Faso | 779 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 458 | |
| Liberia | 437 | |
| Guinea | 392 | |
| Togo | 321 | |
| Mali | 274 | |
| Cameroon | 267 | |
| Sierra Leone | 230 | |
| Niger | 136 | |
| Chad | 29 | |
| DR Congo | 14 | |
| Central African Republic | 12 | |
| Mauritania | 8 | |
| Netherlands | 6 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Germany | 2 | |
| Spain | 2 | |
| Uganda | 2 | |
| Congo | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Musophagidae.
Gray Go-away-bird
246,943 records
White-bellied Go-away-bird
25,708 records
Great Blue Turaco
20,611 records
Eastern Plantain-eater
17,742 records
Schalow's Turaco
11,502 records
Guinea Turaco
7,375 records
Yellow-billed Turaco
7,125 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.