Plantain-eater
The plantain-eaters, Crinifer, are a genus of birds in the turaco family. They are restricted to Africa.
The genus was erected by the Polish zoologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki in 1821 with the western plantain-eater as the type species. The name combines the Latin crinis meaning "hair" and -fer meaning "bearing".
The genus contains two species:
These are large noisy and conspicuous birds, but lack the brilliant colours of their relatives. They are mainly grey, with a long tail and an erectile head crest. They feed on fruit, especially figs, seeds and other vegetable matter.
