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Musophaga violacea

Photo by Steve G.

[edit] Identification

45cm, including a long tail. Glossy violet, thick red bill, yellow forehead, chestnut crown, and crimson primary flight feathers.

The call is a loud cooroo-cooroo.

[edit] Distribution

West Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forests.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a platform nest placed in a tree and 2 eggs are laid.

The diet includes fruit, particularly figs, and seeds.

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