Turaco bird

Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi) by Niel Cillié. This turaco occurs in the forested uplands and wooded inland plateaus of south central Africa.

Red-crested Turaco...and he has beauuutiful colours! :D

Jun 1, 2021 - The Turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae (literally "banana-eaters"), which includes Plantain-eaters and Go-away-birds. Most turacos are medium-sized birds – an exception being the large Great Blue Turaco – with long tails and short, rounded wings. They range in length from 40 to 75 cm (16–30 in). Their flight is weak, but they are strong climbers and are able to move nimbly on branches and through vegetation. See more ideas about birds, bird, beautiful birds.

turaco, (order Musophagiformes), also spelled touraco, also called lourie or plantain-eater, any of about 18 species in six genera of colourful, fruit-eating African birds. The green and iridescent turacos (Tauraco, Musophaga, and Corythaeola) are primarily residents of dense broad-leaved evergreen forest; the grayer forms (Crinifer), most of which are called go-away birds (because the calls of some are “g’way, g’way”), are found in more open woodland, including savanna. Turacos are…

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Guinea turaco bird up close.

the colours of a loerie bird

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