- Musophaga rossae
Identification
51–54 cm (20-21¼ in)
- Dark purple-blue overall plumage
- Crimson primaries
- Red crest
- Bare yellow face, bill and frontal shield
Distribution
Central and southern Africa.
Western Africa: found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Primary and secondary gallery and riparian forests. They prefer to forage in the canopy.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit and berries, including figs. They will occasionally eat insects.
Breeding
Mongamous. Their nest is a platform of twigs. The clutch contains 2 eggs which both adults incubate for 21-24 days; the young fledge after a further 4-7 weeks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ross's Turaco. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ross%27s_Turaco
