Red-crested turaco
| Red-crested turaco | |
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| Red-crested turaco, Niagara Falls Aviary, Canada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Tauraco |
| Species: | T. erythrolophus |
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Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819) |
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The red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a frugivorous bird endemic to western Angola. Its call sounds somewhat like a jungle monkey.
The national bird of Angola is the striking, endemic red-crested turaco. The turaco itself is becoming a national icon for conservation, especially bird and forest conservation. It occurs quite commonly along the length of the Angolan escarpment and adjacent forested habitats.
At San Diego Zoo, U.S.
At Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany
At Pombia Safari Park, Italy
At Brevard Zoo, Florida
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