Eastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1835)
English (US) Eastern Plantain-eater
The Eastern Plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Musophagidae (Turacos) in the order Musophagiformes.
Range: acacia savanna of central and east AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crinifer zonurus
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chizaerhis zonurus
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1835)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia in provinces of Temben, Dembea and in the Kulla.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.9 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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