Ross's Turaco
Tauraco rossae(Gould, J, 1852)
English (US) Ross's Turaco
The Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae) 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: riparian forest and woodland of central AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tauraco rossae
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ross's Turaco
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Musophaga Rossae
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1852)
- Type locality
- Western coast of Africa; the type is from Angola, fide Shelley, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 19, 1891, p. 449.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.19, no.224 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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