Purple-crested Turaco
Gallirex porphyreolophus(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Purple-crested Turaco
The Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Gallirex porphyreolophus
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-crested Turaco
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
No guides listed yet for Purple-crested Turaco
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gallirex porphyreolophus chlorochlamys
- Gallirex porphyreolophus porphyreolophus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corythaix porphyreolopha
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Africa inland from Algoa Bay.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Turacos
Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata
Grey Go-away-bird
Crinifer concolor
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
Crinifer personatus
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Crinifer leucogaster
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Eastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus
Rwenzori Turaco
Gallirex johnstoni
Ruspoli's Turaco
Menelikornis ruspolii
White-cheeked Turaco
Menelikornis leucotis
Violet Turaco
Tauraco violaceus
Ross's Turaco
Tauraco rossae
Yellow-billed Turaco
Tauraco macrorhynchus
Looking for a different species?