Ruspoli's Turaco
Menelikornis ruspolii(Salvadori, AT, 1896)
English (US) Ruspoli's Turaco
The Ruspoli's Turaco (Menelikornis ruspolii) 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: montane juniper and other dry forest types of southern Ethiopia, around Arero, Bobela, Sokora, Negele, and WaderaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Menelikornis ruspolii
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ruspoli's Turaco
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1896)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Turacus ruspolii
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1896)
- Type locality
- Supposed to have been taken near Lake Abaya in southwestern Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 36 p.44
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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