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Family of birds
The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae (/ˌmjuːzoʊˈfædʒɪdiː/ "banana-eaters"), which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern
Turaco
Species of bird
The red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) is a turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It is a frugivorous bird endemic to western Angola. Its
Red-crested_turaco
Species of bird
blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is a bird species of the family Musophagidae. At 70–76 cm (28–30 in) in length, it is the largest species of turaco. It
Great_blue_turaco
Species of bird
Ross's turaco or Lady Ross's turaco (Tauraco rossae) is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae. This species expresses
Ross's_turaco
Species of bird
The purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) or, in South Africa, the purple-crested loerie, (Khurukhuru in the Luvenḓa (Venḓa) language) is a
Purple-crested_turaco
Species of bird
The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds. It is a resident
Knysna_turaco
Species of bird
The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater (Tauraco violaceus, syn.: Musophaga violacea), is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae
Violet_turaco
Species of bird
Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German
Schalow's_turaco
Species of bird
The Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa), also known as the green turaco or green lourie, is a species of turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It formerly
Guinea_turaco
Species of bird
white-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of African otidimorph birds. The white-crested turaco is native to
White-crested_turaco
Species of bird
The white-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. A
White-cheeked_turaco
Species of bird
The black-billed turaco (Tauraco schuettii) is a medium-sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests
Black-billed_turaco
Species of bird
Fischer's turaco (Tauraco fischeri) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Coastal East Africa, including Kenya, Somalia, and
Fischer's_turaco
Species of bird
Ruspoli's turaco (Menelikornis ruspolii), also known as Prince Ruspoli's turaco, is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is endemic to southern
Ruspoli's_turaco
Species of bird
Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae, which was named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David
Livingstone's_turaco
Species of bird
Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. In French it is known as touraco de
Bannerman's_turaco
Species of bird
also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common turaco of the southern Afrotropics. They are present in arid to moist, open woodlands
Grey_go-away-bird
Species of bird
Rwenzori turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous
Rwenzori_turaco
Species of bird
Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The common name and
Hartlaub's_turaco
Index of animals with the same common name
Guinea (or green) turaco, Tauraco persa Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi Livingstone's turaco, Tauraco livingstonii Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix
Green_turaco
Genus of birds
Crinifer is a genus of birds in the turaco family. They are restricted to Africa. Formerly, the genus only contained the plantain-eaters, but in 2021,
Crinifer
Musophagidae, most notably the turaco. It is chemically related to turacin, a red pigment also found almost exclusively in turacos. Turacoverdin is one of the
Turacoverdin
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
Mesitornithiformes (mesites) Pterocliformes (sandgrouse) Otidimorphae Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards) Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Elementaves Gruae Opisthocomiformes
Bird
Species of bird
groups. These birds primarily eat fruits, leaf buds, and seeds. Like other Turacos, the bare-faced go-away-bird lays two to three greenish-white eggs each
Bare-faced_go-away-bird
Genus of birds
turaco White-crested turaco Fischer's turaco Yellow-billed turaco Bannerman's turaco Red-crested turaco Hartlaub's turaco Violet turaco Ross's turaco
Gallirex
Extinct genus of birds
distinct family Foratidae. It was considered possibly related to cuckoos, turacos and/or the puzzling hoatzin of the Amazon. A phylogenetic analysis conducted
Foro_panarium
Subspecies of bird
Zenker's turaco (Tauraco persa zenkeri), is a subspecies of the Guinea turaco. It is a green turaco, in the family Musophagidae, subfamily Tauracinae,
Zenker's_turaco
Clade of birds
(waterbirds) Eurypygimorphae (sunbittern, kagu and tropicbirds) Otidimorphae (turacos, bustards and cuckoos) Strisores (nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds and allies)
Neoaves
Zoo situated in Mandai, Singapore
dove Northern carmine bee-eater Green woodhoopoe Guinea turaco Great blue turaco Schalow's turaco Crested coua Vieillot's barbet Bearded barbet Long-tailed
Bird_Paradise
Clade of birds
(turacos), and Otidiformes (bustards) identified in 2014 by genome analysis. George Sangster and colleagues in 2022 named the clade uniting turacos and
Otidimorphae
Species of bird
a bird of eastern Africa in the family Musophagidae, commonly known as turacos. German naturalist Eduard Rüppell described this species in 1842. The white-bellied
White-bellied_go-away-bird
cormorant Bank myna Bannerman's shearwater Bannerman's sunbird Bannerman's turaco Bannerman's weaver Bar-backed partridge Bar-bellied cuckooshrike Bar-bellied
List_of_birds_by_common_name
Species of bird
The yellow-billed turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo
Yellow-billed_turaco
Genus of birds
turaco White-crested turaco Fischer's turaco Yellow-billed turaco Bannerman's turaco Red-crested turaco Hartlaub's turaco Violet turaco Ross's turaco
Menelikornis
Bird sanctuary in Western Cape, South Africa
camaroptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata) Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa persa) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) Helmeted guineafowl
Birds_of_Eden
Genus of birds
Tauraco is a genus of turacos. It contains the "typical" or green turacos; though their plumage is not always green all over, the presence of significant
Tauraco
Species of bird
plantain-eater or western grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa
Western_plantain-eater
Species of bird in South America
dense vines and trees well before it can fly. A similar trait is seen in turacos, whose nestlings use claws on their wings to climb in trees. The generic
Hoatzin
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Turacos Bannerman's turaco Fischer's turaco Ruspoli's turaco Bustards Arabian bustard Kori bustard Blue korhaan
List_of_near_threatened_birds
Family of birds
is one of three that make up the Otidimorphae, the other two being the turacos and the bustards. The family Cuculidae contains 150 species, which are
Cuckoo
Mountain range in northern Ethiopia
the endemic Harwood's spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi), Prince Ruspoli's turaco (Tauraco ruspolii) and yellow-throated seedeater (Serinus flavigula) The
Ethiopian_Highlands
Country in East Africa
are endemic to the Albertine Rift; endemic species include the Rwenzori turaco and handsome spurfowl. Eastern Rwanda, by contrast, features savanna birds
Rwanda
white. Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata (shorobo mkuu) Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi (shorobo kibwenzi) Black-billed turaco, Tauraco schuettii
List_of_birds_of_Kenya
Plan for survival of endangered species
Troupial Trumpeter, Grey-Winged Turaco, Great Blue Turaco, Lady Ross' Turaco, Red-Crested Turaco, Violaceous Turaco, White-Cheeked Turtle, Black-Breasted
Species_Survival_Plan
turacin in 1869. It is found only in the bird family Musophagidae, the turacos. Other birds derive their red coloration from carotenoids (bright and orange-reds)
Turacin
name and binomial. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (March 2025). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List. v 15.1.
List_of_cuckoos
Species of bird
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
Eastern_plantain-eater
Chuck-will's-widow Otidimorphae Otidiformes Bustard Musophagiformes Red-crested turaco Cuculiformes Common cuckoo Columbea Columbimorphae Mesitornithiformes Brown
Genomic_evolution_of_birds
Zoo in Catalonia, Spain
curassow Green-backed heron Grey-winged trumpeter Griffon vulture Guinea turaco Humboldt penguin Hyacinth macaw Inca jay Indian peafowl Laughing kookaburra
Barcelona_Zoo
Species of conifer
feed on the fruits, such as Cape parrot, purple-crested turaco, Knysna turaco, Ross's turaco, African olive pigeon, African green pigeon, and eastern
Afrocarpus_falcatus
Order of birds
order confined entirely to that continent, with the possible exception of turacos which are considered by some as the distinct order Musophagiformes, and
Mousebird
Birds of Africa
turaco, Corythaeola cristata Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa Livingstone's turaco, Tauraco livingstonii Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi Knysna turaco
List_of_birds_of_Africa
1974 South African nature documentary film
Secretarybird Scorpion Sidewinder Springbok Stapelia Stone-curlew Tambuti Turaco Warthog Weaverbird Wildebeest Zebra "Animals Are Beautiful People". GoldenGlobes
Animals_Are_Beautiful_People
(e.g. Corvids, hornbills) Frugivorous – those that feed on fruit (e.g. turacos, fruit doves) Nectarivorous – those that feed on flower nectar (e.g. hummingbirds
Softbill
Zoo in Berkshire, England
pair of Fischer's turacos. Blue poison dart frog Carpet python Channel-billed toucan Dwarf caiman Emerald tree boa Fischer's turaco Goeldi's monkey Green
The_Living_Rainforest
Kuliak language of Uganda
Papio cynocephalus alálá Augur buzzard Buteo augur fúluƙurú White-crested turaco Tauraco leucolophus itsókᵃ Amethyst sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina ƙáraƙár
Ik_language
Zoo and botanical garden in Odisha, India
Amherst's pheasant Laughing dove Lesser adjutant Little egret Livingstone's turaco Mandarin duck Masked lovebird Meyer's parrot Oriental scops owl Painted
Nandankanan_Zoological_Park
USS Turaco (AMc-55), an [[[Accentor-class minesweeper|Accentor-class]] coastal minesweeper was named by the U.S. Navy after the turaco. The ship was laid
USS_Turaco_(AMc-55)
Zoo in Leipzig, Germany
grassquit Fulvous whistling duck Germain's peacock-pheasant Hartlaub's turaco Madagascar ibis Masked lapwing Nicobar pigeon Pied imperial pigeon Radjah
Leipzig_Zoological_Garden
Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata Black-billed turaco, Tauraco schuettii White-crested turaco, Tauraco leucolophus Hartlaub's turaco, Tauraco hartlaubi
List_of_birds_of_Uganda
Subtropical forest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
which breeds here, rare Delegorgue's pigeon, magnificent purple-crested turaco and Narina trogon. The name Dlinza is derived from Zulu meaning a gravelike
Dlinza_Forest
Iranian resort island in the Persian Gulf
including pelicans, ostriches, blue-and-yellow macaws, storks, toco toucans, turacos, swans, African penguins, and marsh crocodiles. The Art Center on the island
Kish_Island
Fleshy growth on the head or neck of a bird
(swans, ducks and geese) Cuculidae (cuckoos and relatives) Musophagidae (turacos) Cacatuidae (cockatoos) Psittacidae (parrots and macaws) Coliidae (mousebird)
Caruncle_(bird_anatomy)
Nigerian Nature Reserve
Hornbill Yellow-rumped tinkerbird Lesser honeyguide Gabon woodpecker Guinea turaco Dark-capped yellow warbler Grey-chinned sunbird White-breasted negrofinch
Upper_Orashi_Forest_Reserve
white. Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi Black-billed turaco, Tauraco schuettii
List_of_birds_of_Angola
Zoo in Shimane Prefecture, Sea of Japan
walkways between four aviaries holding tropical birds; mostly toucans, turacos, hornbills and ibises. The park is also home to various birds from around
Matsue_Vogel_Park
Genus of birds
340. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List Version 11
Ardeotis
Children's television series
problems. Missy (voiced by Charlie Cameron) is a fashionable great blue turaco who speaks with a thick French accent. She refers to Samuel and his friends
3rd_&_Bird
Zoo in Spata, Greece
wildcat Fennec fox Vulturine guineafowl Golden-breasted starling Great blue turaco Harbor seal Koi Leopard tortoise Marabou stork Namaqua dove Northern bald
Attica_Zoological_Park
Species of bird
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List Version 11
Groove-billed_ani
Ecoregion in east-central Africa
birds including: Grauer's warblers, Chapin's flycatchers, and the Rwenzori turaco. The Lendu Plateau clawed frog is endemic to that landform in the ecoregion
Albertine Rift montane forests
Albertine_Rift_montane_forests
Flora and fauna of Zanzibar
The avifauna species consist of 47 bird species, which includes Fischer's turaco, Zanzibar sombre greenbul, crowned hornbill and white-browed coucal. There
Wildlife_of_Zanzibar
Extinct species of bird
v t e Genera of cuckoos, bustards, turacos and their extinct allies Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Passerea Clade: Otidimorphae
Saint_Helena_cuckoo
Country in Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea Dissotis Soybean Spectral pygmy chameleon Yellow-billed turaco Western gorilla Equatorial Guinea is divided into eight provinces. The newest
Equatorial_Guinea
Curved, pointed appendage at the end of a digit of a mammal, bird, or reptile
general holdfasts and protection for the tip of the digits. The hoatzin and turaco are unique among extant birds in having functional claws on the thumb and
Claw
Taxon of neoavian birds
Columbimorphae (pigeons, sandgrouse, mesites) Otidimorphae (bustards, turacos, cuckoos) Litusilvanae Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds) Gruimorphae
Aquaterraves
Gruiformes (cranes and relatives) Mesitornithiformes (mesites) Musophagiformes (turacos) Nyctibiiformes (potoos) Otidiformes (bustards) Passeriformes (perching
List of Sphenisciformes by population
List_of_Sphenisciformes_by_population
Family of birds
follows.] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2019). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". World Bird List Version 9.2.
Bustard
Facial structure found in birds and various other animal clades
(grebes) Passerea Otidimorphae Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards) Strisores Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives)
Beak
Rainforest in Kakamega & Nandi Counties, Kenya
species have been recorded in the forest such as the west African Great blue turaco and black-and-white-casqued hornbill. At least 9 birds are not found anywhere
Kakamega_Forest
Species of bird
(grebes) Passerea Otidimorphae Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards) Strisores Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives)
Nicobar_pigeon
Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin
blue-and-yellow macaws, blue-crowned motmots, laughing kookaburra, white-cheeked turaco and sunbittern as well as Geoffroy's marmoset, red-rumped agouti and fish
Henry_Vilas_Zoo
Gruiformes (cranes and relatives) Mesitornithiformes (mesites) Musophagiformes (turacos) Nyctibiiformes (potoos) Otidiformes (bustards) Passeriformes (perching
List of Musophagiformes by population
List_of_Musophagiformes_by_population
Genus of birds
endemic to the island of Madagascar. Couas are reminiscent of African turacos when walking along tree branches, and they likewise feature brightly coloured
Coua
Clade of birds
below: This is unlike most studies, which consider cuckoos to be related to turacos and bustards (part of the clade Otidimorphae). The six orders in Columbimorphae
Columbimorphae
Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata Livingstone's turaco, Tauraco livingstonii Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi Black-billed turaco, Tauraco schuettii
List_of_birds_of_Tanzania
Public zoo and botanical garden
Ross's turaco Salmon-crested cockatoo Sarus crane Scarlet macaw Southern cassowary Steller's sea eagle Sunbittern Wrinkled hornbill Violet turaco Village
Los_Angeles_Zoo
Bird in the Old World warbler family from Eurasia and Africa
(grebes) Passerea Otidimorphae Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards) Strisores Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives)
Eurasian_blackcap
Forest in Kenya
are also found there. Endemic bird species in the area include Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi), Hunter's cisticola (Cisticola hunteri) and Jackson's
Mau_Forest
Zoo in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Market also has a small aviary for masked lovebirds and a white-cheeked turaco. A zebra tram station and boat house are located in the Nanyuki Market.
Kansas_City_Zoo_&_Aquarium
National park in Uganda
for colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and many birds such as hornbills and turacos. It is most notable for the 400 Bwindi gorillas, half of the world's population
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi_Impenetrable_National_Park
National park in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Ruspoli's turaco, one of the endemic bird species settled in Borana national park
Borana_National_Park
Species of marine bird
(grebes) Passerea Otidimorphae Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards) Strisores Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives)
Laysan_albatross
Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata Black-billed turaco, Tauraco schuettii (A) White-crested turaco, Tauraco leucolophus White-cheeked turaco, Tauraco
List_of_birds_of_South_Sudan
Zoo in Illinois, United States
screech Peafowl Pelican, American white Pheasant, golden Pigeon Teal, ringed Toucan, red billed Vulture, turkey Turaco, Lady Ross’ Penguin, Humboldt
Scovill_Zoo
Cuculidae: cuckoos and relatives Africa; 23 species Family Musophagidae: turacos and relatives Africa and Eurasia; 27 species Family Otididae: bustards
List_of_birds
Aerial locomotion in avian dinosaurs
(grebes) Passerea Otidimorphae Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards) Strisores Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives)
Bird_flight
Geographical region in Rwanda and Burundi
in the threatened category; some of the species of note are the Rwenzori turaco, red-collared mountain babbler and Kivu ground thrush. "Congo-Nile Divide
Congo-Nile Divide (Rwanda-Burundi)
Congo-Nile_Divide_(Rwanda-Burundi)
Genus of birds
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List Version 11
Ani_(bird)
Zoo in Texas, United States
whistling duck Germain's peacock-pheasant Golden-breasted starling Great blue turaco Greater flamingo Greater vasa parrot Green aracari Green oropendola Green-winged
San_Antonio_Zoo
TURACO
TURACO
TURACO
TURACO
Boy/Male
British, English
Wealthy Spear
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Caw.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Santhushti | ஸஂதà¯à®·à¯à®Ÿà®¿
Contentment, Complete satisfaction
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ready
Girl/Female
Indian
Bring light in the darkness (She is the wife of Sekhar)
Male
French
French form of Latin Honorus, HONORÉ means "honor, valor."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Meaning of Vedas
Boy/Male
English American
From the warrior's town. Protector; defender.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pratichii | பà¯à®°à®¤à¯€à®šà¯€
West
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Joins Devotion and Piety
TURACO
TURACO
TURACO
TURACO
TURACO
n.
Same as Turacou.
n.
A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of several species of turacou; whence the name. It contains nearly six per cent of copper.
n.
Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.
n.
A green pigment found in the feathers of the turacou. See Turacin.