• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Difference between revisions of "Knysna Turaco" - BirdForum Opus

Page Discussion
View source History
(Basic tidy-up. Image placement. Video link. References updated)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
[[Image:Knysna Turaco 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kingfisher Country Lodge, Wilderness, [[South Africa]], March 2009]]
 
;[[:Category:Tauraco|Tauraco]] corythaix
 
;[[:Category:Tauraco|Tauraco]] corythaix
−
[[Image:Knysna Turaco 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br/>Kingfisher Country Lodge, Wilderness, [[South Africa]], March 2009]]
+
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
−
Length 40-47 cm, mass 280-350 g.
+
Length 40-47 cm (15¾-18½ in), mass 280-350 g.
−
 
+
[[Image:Knysna turaco portrait.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br/>Kingfisher Country Lodge, Wilderness, [[South Africa]], March 2009]]
−
'''Adult''': The red bill is short with a decurved upper mandible. The eye is brown with deep red eye ring, and is underlined with a white stripe.  It has a dark blue-green tail and the wing coverts.  The primary flight feathers are bright red, conspicuous in flight, but difficult to see on the folded wing. It has a tall, rounded crest, which is green, tipped white.
+
'''Adult'''
−
 
+
*Red bill is short with a decurved upper [[Topography#Beaks|mandible]]
 +
*Brown eye with deep red eye ring, and is underlined with a white stripe
 +
*Dark blue-green tail and wing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]
 +
*Bright red primary flight feathers (conspicuous in flight, but difficult to see on the folded wing)
 +
*Tall, rounded crest, which is green, tipped white
 +
====Variations====
 +
Subspecies ''phoebus'' has a more intense dark blue gloss on the wings and back.
 
====Similar Species====
 
====Similar Species====
 
Similar to [[Livingstone's Turaco]], which has a taller, pointed crest.
 
Similar to [[Livingstone's Turaco]], which has a taller, pointed crest.
Line 11: Line 18:
 
[[Image:Kynsna_Turaco.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by Nrg800]]
 
[[Image:Kynsna_Turaco.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by Nrg800]]
 
Southern and eastern [[South Africa]] and northern [[Swaziland]].
 
Southern and eastern [[South Africa]] and northern [[Swaziland]].
−
[[Image:Knysna turaco portrait.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br/>Kingfisher Country Lodge, Wilderness, [[South Africa]], March 2009]]
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
−
The Knysna Turaco, [[Livingstone's Turaco]] and [[Schalow's Turaco]] (the green ''Turacos'' of southern Africa) were previously regarded as conspecific. However, their treatment as separate species is supported by morphological, vocal and molecular evidence.
+
The Knysna Turaco, [[Livingstone's Turaco]] and [[Schalow's Turaco]] (the green ''Turacos'' of southern Africa) were previously regarded as [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]]. However, their treatment as separate species is supported by morphological, vocal and molecular evidence.
−
 
+
====Subspecies====
−
''Tauraco corythaix'' has two subspecies:
+
''Tauraco corythaix'' has two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''T. c. corythaix'' is from southern and south-eastern [[South Africa]]  
 
*''T. c. corythaix'' is from southern and south-eastern [[South Africa]]  
−
*''T. c. phoebus'' from north-western [[Swaziland]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]], which has a more intense dark blue gloss on the wings and back.
+
*''T. c. phoebus'' from north-western [[Swaziland]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]]
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
−
Forests
+
They are to be found in forest, both coastal and inland at heights up to 1800 m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
−
*It feeds on fruit, insects and earthworms.  
+
====Diet====
−
*Its nest is a platform placed in leafy trees or dense creepers. One to three eggs are laid May to February.
+
They feed on fruit, insects and earthworms.  
−
*The call is a harsh, deep barking ''woop, woop, woop, korr, korr, korr, korr, korr, korr, .....'' (up to 14 notes).
+
====Breeding====
 +
The nest is a platform placed in leafy trees or dense creepers. One to three eggs are laid May to February.
 +
====Vocalisation====
 +
'''Call''': is a harsh, deep barking ''woop, woop, woop, korr, korr, korr, korr, korr, korr, .....'' (up to 14 notes).
 
==References==
 
==References==
−
Claassens A & Marais E. 2008. Species information page - Knysna Turaco (Lourie). SASOL Bird e-Guide. [http://www.birdlife.org.za/fieldguide/book/species_info.php?id=88 www.birdlife.org.za/fieldguide]. Downloaded 25 January 2008.
+
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Claassens A & Marais E. 2008. Species information page - Knysna Turaco (Lourie). SASOL Bird e-Guide. [http://www.birdlife.org.za/fieldguide/book/species_info.php?id=88 www.birdlife.org.za/fieldguide]. Downloaded 25 January 2008.
−
 
+
#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}
−
Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
+
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
−
{{GSearch|Tauraco+corythaix}}  
+
{{GSearch|Tauraco+corythaix}}
−
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tauraco]] [[Category:Maps]]
+
<br />
 +
{{Video|Knysna_Turaco}}
 +
 +
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tauraco]] [[Category:Maps]] [[Category:Videos]]

Revision as of 22:59, 23 October 2016

Photo by megan perkins
Kingfisher Country Lodge, Wilderness, South Africa, March 2009
Tauraco corythaix

Identification

Length 40-47 cm (15¾-18½ in), mass 280-350 g.

Photo by megan perkins
Kingfisher Country Lodge, Wilderness, South Africa, March 2009

Adult

  • Red bill is short with a decurved upper mandible
  • Brown eye with deep red eye ring, and is underlined with a white stripe
  • Dark blue-green tail and wing coverts
  • Bright red primary flight feathers (conspicuous in flight, but difficult to see on the folded wing)
  • Tall, rounded crest, which is green, tipped white

Variations

Subspecies phoebus has a more intense dark blue gloss on the wings and back.

Similar Species

Similar to Livingstone's Turaco, which has a taller, pointed crest.

Distribution

Graphic by Nrg800

Southern and eastern South Africa and northern Swaziland.

Taxonomy

The Knysna Turaco, Livingstone's Turaco and Schalow's Turaco (the green Turacos of southern Africa) were previously regarded as conspecific. However, their treatment as separate species is supported by morphological, vocal and molecular evidence.

Subspecies

Tauraco corythaix has two subspecies[1]:

Habitat

They are to be found in forest, both coastal and inland at heights up to 1800 m.

Behaviour

Diet

They feed on fruit, insects and earthworms.

Breeding

The nest is a platform placed in leafy trees or dense creepers. One to three eggs are laid May to February.

Vocalisation

Call: is a harsh, deep barking woop, woop, woop, korr, korr, korr, korr, korr, korr, ..... (up to 14 notes).

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Claassens A & Marais E. 2008. Species information page - Knysna Turaco (Lourie). SASOL Bird e-Guide. www.birdlife.org.za/fieldguide. Downloaded 25 January 2008.
  3. Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533

Recommended Citation

External Links


Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Knysna_Turaco&oldid=219972’
Back
Top