Violet Turaco
Tauraco violaceus(Isert, PE, 1788)
English (US) Violet Turaco
The Violet Turaco (Tauraco violaceus) 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: southern Senegambia to northwestern Cameroon, southern Chad, and Central African RepublicRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tauraco violaceus
- Family
- Musophagidae (Turacos)
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet Turaco
- Described by
- (Isert, PE, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Musophaga violacea
- Described by
- (Isert, PE, 1788)
- Type locality
- Accra, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Schriften der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 9 p.18 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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