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Turacos and go-away-birds

Order: Musophagiformes (turacos)
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)

Species on page - 7 species in 3 genera depicted - (out of 23 species in 6 genera in 1 family)

+ Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix)
+ Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)
+ Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
+ Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)
+ Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)
+ Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
+ Go away bird (Corythaixoides concolor) - grey lourie

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Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix)

Turaco

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix corythaix) - Southern subspecies
Wilderness The Garden Route
February 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Grassed

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix corythaix) - Southern subspecies
The Garden Route
Kingfisher Lodge
February 10, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Knyce

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix corythaix) - Southern subspecies
Wilderness The Garden Route
February 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)

A Schalow view of turacos

Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)
Royal Livingstone
Zambia
February 16, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)

Crest of red

alligator farm

Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
Alligator Farm
St. Augustine, Florida
April 4, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

turaco
Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
Cape Peninsula
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

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Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)

Lady Ross turaco

turaco
Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

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Lady Ross turaco

turaco
Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

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Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)

Violet turaco

tracy aviary
Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
Tracy Aviary, Liberty Park
Salt Lake City
August 23, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Violet turaco

Purple-crested turaco
Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
Cape Peninsula
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

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Grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor) - grey lourie

Go away

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Etosha Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
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Go away

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Etosha Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
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Go away

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Windhoek Namibia
August 11, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
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Go away / starlings

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Etosha
Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
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