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Alternative name(s); Crested Turaco, Verreaux's Turaco, Black-tipped Turaco, Turacus macrorhynchus

Tauraco macrorhynchus

[edit] Identification

40cm. Very similar to Guinea Turaco. Shorter, more rounded crest with red and white ( nominate ) or red and black tips, no vertical white line before the eye, bluer wing coverts, greener tail and wholly bright yellow bill.

[edit] Distribution

Graphic by Nrg800

West Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies; macrorhynchus. Sierra Leone to Cote d'Ivoire.

verreauxii. Southern Nigeria, western Cameroon, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo Libreville and, possibly extreme northern Angola.

Genetically closer to Violet Turaco and Ross' Turaco than other green turaco's

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Voice; As Guinea Turaco but spaces between "kow"s lengthen as if the bird was slowing down.

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