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Menelikornis ruspolii

Tauraco ruspolii Alternative name(s): Prince Ruspoli's Turaco

Photo by Flandrien
Southern Ethiopia, November 2007

Identification

The pale creamy-pink crest, plain green face, and red bill, eye-ring and nape are distinguishing features.

Distribution

Southern Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Juniper forest.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Sinclair I & Ryan PG 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0691118154


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