Musophagidae

Crinifer zonurus (Ruppell, 1835)

Crinifer zonurus, the eastern plantain-eater, is a large African turaco that lives and breeds in tropical east African open woodland.

Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783)

The western plantain-eater is a large African turaco that lives and breeds in west African open woodland.

Corythaixoides leucogaster (Ruppell, 1842)

Corythaixoides leucogaster, the white-bellied go-away bird, is an African bird named for its distinctive call and white belly.

Corythaixoides personatus (Ruppell, 1842)

Corythaixoides personatus, the bare-faced go-away-bird, is an African bird species with distinct calls that feeds mainly on fruits, buds and seeds.

Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833)

Corythaixoides concolor is a grey turaco native to southern Africa that lives in open savanna woodlands and feeds primarily on fruit.

Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816)

Corythaeola cristata, the great blue turaco, is a large sub-Saharan African bird with distinctive plumage that adapts to human-cleared areas.

Tauraco livingstonii (G.R.Gray, 1864)

Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) is a Musophagidae bird native to the subtropical lowlands of southeastern Africa.

Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa) is a green and blue turaco native to West and Central African forests.

Tauraco hartlaubi (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) is a Musophagidae bird found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, named for Gustav Hartlaub.

Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827)

The Knysna turaco (Knysna loerie) is a large African turaco native to southern African forests.

Tauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891)

Tauraco schalowi, or Schalow's turaco, is a turaco species native to south central Africa with distinct physical traits and specific breeding behaviors.

Tauraco macrorhynchus (Fraser, 1839)

Yellow-billed turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus) is a Musophagidae bird native to western and central Africa, with proposed taxonomic changes.

Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819)

Tauraco erythrolophus, the red-crested turaco, is a bird with defined physical traits and monogamous shared nesting and incubation habits.

Musophaga violacea Isert, 1788

Musophaga violacea, the violet turaco, is a West African bird with distinct violet plumage, described here with its habitat and reproduction.

Musophaga rossae Gould, 1852

Musophaga rossae (Ross's turaco) is a sturdy African turaco species with little sexual dimorphism that lives in open woodlands and riparian habitats.

Tauraco leucotis (Ruppell, 1835)

The white-cheeked turaco is a mid-sized Musophagidae bird native to northeast African highland forests, and is the most common captive-raised turaco.

Tauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831)

Tauraco porphyreolophus, the purple-crested turaco, is a frugivorous African bird important for seed dispersal.