Fischer's Turaco
Tauraco fischeri(Reichenow, A, 1878)
English (US) Fischer's Turaco
The Fischer's Turaco (Tauraco fischeri) 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
- Tauraco fischeri
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Fischer's Turaco
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tauraco fischeri fischeri
- Tauraco fischeri zanzibaricus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corythaix Fischeri
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1878)
- Type locality
- Witu, coast of Kenya Colony.
- Original description
- Ornithologisches Centralblatt 3 p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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