Musophagidae
Eastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus (Ruppell, 1835)
Crinifer zonurus, the eastern plantain-eater, is a large African turaco that lives and breeds in tropical east African open woodland.
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783)
The western plantain-eater is a large African turaco that lives and breeds in west African open woodland.
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Corythaixoides leucogaster (Ruppell, 1842)
Corythaixoides leucogaster, the white-bellied go-away bird, is an African bird named for its distinctive call and white belly.
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
Corythaixoides personatus (Ruppell, 1842)
Corythaixoides personatus, the bare-faced go-away-bird, is an African bird species with distinct calls that feeds mainly on fruits, buds and seeds.
Grey Go-away-bird
Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833)
Corythaixoides concolor is a grey turaco native to southern Africa that lives in open savanna woodlands and feeds primarily on fruit.
Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816)
Corythaeola cristata, the great blue turaco, is a large sub-Saharan African bird with distinctive plumage that adapts to human-cleared areas.
Livingstone's Turaco
Tauraco livingstonii (G.R.Gray, 1864)
Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) is a Musophagidae bird native to the subtropical lowlands of southeastern Africa.
Guinea Turaco
Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa) is a green and blue turaco native to West and Central African forests.
Hartlaub's Turaco
Tauraco hartlaubi (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) is a Musophagidae bird found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, named for Gustav Hartlaub.
Knysna Turaco
Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827)
The Knysna turaco (Knysna loerie) is a large African turaco native to southern African forests.
Schalow's Turaco
Tauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891)
Tauraco schalowi, or Schalow's turaco, is a turaco species native to south central Africa with distinct physical traits and specific breeding behaviors.
Yellow-billed Turaco
Tauraco macrorhynchus (Fraser, 1839)
Yellow-billed turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus) is a Musophagidae bird native to western and central Africa, with proposed taxonomic changes.
Red-crested Turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819)
Tauraco erythrolophus, the red-crested turaco, is a bird with defined physical traits and monogamous shared nesting and incubation habits.
Violet Turaco
Musophaga violacea Isert, 1788
Musophaga violacea, the violet turaco, is a West African bird with distinct violet plumage, described here with its habitat and reproduction.
Ross's Turaco
Musophaga rossae Gould, 1852
Musophaga rossae (Ross's turaco) is a sturdy African turaco species with little sexual dimorphism that lives in open woodlands and riparian habitats.
White-cheeked Turaco
Tauraco leucotis (Ruppell, 1835)
The white-cheeked turaco is a mid-sized Musophagidae bird native to northeast African highland forests, and is the most common captive-raised turaco.
Purple-crested Turaco
Tauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831)
Tauraco porphyreolophus, the purple-crested turaco, is a frugivorous African bird important for seed dispersal.
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