Yellow-billed Turaco
Tauraco macrorhynchus(Fraser, L, 1839)
English (US) Yellow-billed Turaco
The Yellow-billed Turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus) 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 macrorhynchus
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-billed Turaco
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tauraco macrorhynchus macrorhynchus
- Tauraco macrorhynchus verreauxii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corythaix macrorhynchus
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1839)
- Type locality
- Aviary specimen, no locality = Sierra Leone apud Bannerman.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.7, no.74 p.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Turacos
Purple-crested Turaco
Gallirex porphyreolophus
Rwenzori Turaco
Gallirex johnstoni
Ruspoli's Turaco
Menelikornis ruspolii
White-cheeked Turaco
Menelikornis leucotis
Violet Turaco
Tauraco violaceus
Ross's Turaco
Tauraco rossae
Bannerman's Turaco
Tauraco bannermani
White-crested Turaco
Tauraco leucolophus
Black-billed Turaco
Tauraco schuettii
Schalow's Turaco
Tauraco schalowi
Red-crested Turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus
Guinea Turaco
Tauraco persa
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