Schalow's Turaco
Tauraco schalowi(Reichenow, A, 1891)
English (US) Schalow's Turaco
The Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi) 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 schalowi
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Schalow's Turaco
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Tauraco schalowi chalcolophus
- Tauraco schalowi loitanus
- Tauraco schalowi schalowi
- Tauraco schalowi marungensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corythaix schalowi
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1891)
- Type locality
- West and central Africa, type from Novo Redondo, Angola.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 39, no.194 p.148
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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