Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa - Touraco vert

Touraco vert
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Musophagiformes

  • Family
    :

    Musophagidés

  • Genus
    :

    Tauraco

  • Species
    :

    persa

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 43 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 225 à 290 g
Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Touraco vert
adult
Touraco vert
adult

Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Tauraco persa persa (Ivory Coast to Cameroon)
  • Tauraco persa buffoni (Senegal and Gambia to Liberia)
  • Tauraco persa zenkeri (s Cameroon to n Angola and nw DRCongo)

Foreign names

  • Touraco vert,
  • Turaco de Guinea,
  • turaco-da-guiné,
  • Guineaturako,
  • perzsa turákó,
  • Groene Toerako,
  • Turaco di Guinea,
  • guineaturako,
  • Fiolettvingeturako,
  • turako zelenochochlatý,
  • turako chocholatý,
  • Grøntoppet Turako,
  • vihertöyhtöturako,
  • turac de Guinea,
  • turak zielonoczuby,
  • Гвинейский турако,
  • ギニアエボシドリ,
  • 绿冠蕉鹃,
  • 綠冠蕉鵑,

Voice song and cries

Touraco vert

Habitat

Touraco vert
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 29-09-2013
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