LittleGreenDarcyAviary, Species Information: Touracos

Species Information: Touracos

Aka. Turacos, Tauracos

Family: Musophagidae

Subfamily: Corithaeolinae

Genus: Corythaeola

Species: *Corythaeola cristata*

Great Blue Touraco
	Great Blue Turaco Blue Touraco Blue Turaco Great Touraco Great Turaco Yala River Great Blue Touraco Yala River Great Blue Turaco Great Blue Plantain-eater Blue Plantain-eater

Subfamily: Criniferinae (Plantain-eaters & Go-Away Birds)

Genus: Crinifer

Species: *Crinifer* piscator

Western Grey Plantain-eater
	Western Grey Plantain-eater Western Grey Touraco Western Grey Turaco

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Species: Crinifer zonurus

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
	Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Eastern Grey Touraco Eastern Grey Turaco Abyssinian Grey Plantain-eater

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Genus: Corythaixoides

Species: Corythaixoides concolor
4 - 6 subspecies:

Grey Go-away Bird	Botswana Grey Go-away Bird	Chobe River Grey Go-away Bird
South African Grey Go-away Bird Grey Lourie Grey Loerie Kwevoel	North Namibia Grey Go-away Bird	Zaire Grey Go-away Bird

Nominate race Corythaixoides concolor concolor	*Corythaixoides concolor bechuanae*	*Corythaixoides concolor chobiensis*
		(Unconfirmed)
S.Malawi & N.Mozambique to E.Transvaal & E.Zululand	browner plumage paler nape S.Angola to NE.Namibia, Botswana, S.Zambia & W.Transvaal	darker grey plumage dark flights



Grey Go-away Bird	Blue-necked Grey Go-away Bird	Angola Grey Go-away Bird
*Corythaixoides concolor cuanhamae*	*Corythaixoides concolor molybdophanes*	*Corythaixoides concolor pallidiceps*
(Unconfirmed)
	bluish plumage, especially on neck NE Angola to S.Zaire, Zambia, S.Tanzania & N.Mozambique	paler head W.Angola to S.Namibia & W.Botswana

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Species: Corythaixoides leucogaster

White-bellied Go-away Bird
	White-bellied Lourie White-bellied Touraco White-bellied Turaco

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Species: Corythaixoides personatus
2 subspecies:

Bare-faced Go-away Bird	Uganda Black-faced Go-away Bird
Brown-faced Go-away Bird	Ugogo Black-faced Go-away Bird
Nominate race Corythaixoides personatus personatus	Corythaixoides personatus leopoldi
brown bare facial skin patch	black bare facial skin patch

Subfamily: Musophaginae (Touracos)

Genus: Musophaga

Species: *Musophaga* rossae

Lady Ross's Touraco
	Lady Ross's Turaco Lady Ross's Violet Turaco Ross's Touraco Ross's Turaco Ross's Lourie Ross's Loerie Ross's Tauraco Ross's Violet Plantain-eater Lady Ross's Violet Plantain-eater Violet Plantain-eater Congo Violet Plantain-eater

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Species: *Musophaga* *violacea*

Violaceous Touraco
	Violaceous Turaco Violet Touraco Violet Turaco

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Genus: Ruwenzorornis

Species: *Ruwenzorornis johnstoni*
3 subspecies:

Ruwenzori Touraco	Kabobo Touraco	Kivu Touraco
Ruwenzori Turaco Ruwenzori Lourie Johnston's Touraco Johnston's Turaco	Kabobo Turaco	Kivu Turaco Kivu Lourie
		Kivu Turaco Kivu Lourie

Nominate race Ruwenzorornis johnstoni johnstoni	*Ruwenzorornis johnstoni bredoi*	*Ruwenzorornis johnstoni kivuensis*
large yellow under-eye bare-skin patch	small yellow anterior eye bare-skin patch blue-green posterior cranial feathered eye patch	small emerald green to black under-eye feathered patch

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Genus: Tauraco

Species: *Tauraco bannermani*

Bannerman's Touraco
	Bannerman's Turaco Bannerman's Lourie

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Species: *Tauraco corythaix*
2 subspecies:

Knysna Touraco	Barberton Touraco
Knysna Turaco Knysna Lourie	Barberton Turaco Barberton Lourie
Nominate race Tauraco corythaix corythaix	*Tauraco corythaix phoebus*
iridescent green wings & tail	iridescent deep blue wings & tail

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Species: *Tauraco erythrolophus*

Red-crested Touraco
	Red-crested Turaco Red-crested Lourie Angola Red-crested Touraco Angola Red-crested Turaco Angola Red-crested Lourie

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Species: *Tauraco fischeri*
2 subspecies:

Fischer's Touraco	Zanzibar Fischer's Touraco
Fischer's Turaco Fischer's Lourie Fischer's Loerie East African Red-crested Touraco East African Red-crested Turaco East African Red-crested Lourie	Zanzibar Fischer's Turaco

Nominate race Tauraco fischeri fischeri	*Tauraco fischeri zanzibaricus*
iridescent green wings & tail	iridescent violet-blue wings & tail

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Species: *Tauraco* *hartlaubi*

Hartlaub's Touraco
	Hartlaub's Turaco Hartlaub's Lourie Black-crested Touraco Black-crested Turaco Black-crested Lourie

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Species: *Tauraco leucolophus*

White-crested Touraco
	White-crested Turaco White-crested Lourie

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Species: *Tauraco leucotis*
2 subspecies:

White-cheeked Touraco	Donaldson’s Touraco
White-cheeked Turaco White-cheeked Plantain-eater	Donaldson's Turaco Galla White-cheeked Touraco Galla White-cheeked Plantain-eater Abyssinian White-cheeked Touraco Chercher White-cheeked Touraco

Nominate race Tauraco leucotis leucotis	*Tauraco leucotis donaldsoni*
black crest	pale crimson crest

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Species: *Tauraco* *livingstonii*
3 subspecies:

Livingstone's Touraco	Nyasa Touraco	Reichenow's Touraco
Livingstone's Turaco	Nyasa Turaco	Reichenow's Turaco Tanganyika Touraco Tanganyika Turaco
		Reichenow's Turaco Tanganyika Touraco Tanganyika Turaco
Nominate race Tauraco livingstonii livingstonii	*Tauraco livingstonii cabanisi*	*Tauraco livingstonii reichenowi*
bright green body green wings Malawi, Mozabique & Zimbabwe	olive body green wings Tanzania, Mozambique & Zululand	blue tint to body blue wings Tanzania

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Species: *Tauraco macrorhynchus*
2 subspecies:

Yellow-billed Touraco	Verreaux's Touraco
Yellow-billed Turaco Yellow-billed Lourie Yellow-billed Loerie Crested Turaco Black-tip Crested Touraco Black-tip Crested Turaco Black-tip Touraco Black-tip Turaco Black-tipped Touraco Black-tipped Turaco Black-tipped Crested Touraco Black-tipped Crested Turaco	Verreaux's Turaco Red-tip Crested Touraco Red-tip Crested Turaco Red-tipped Crested Touraco Red-tipped Crested Turaco

Nominate race Tauraco macrorhynchus macrorhynchus	Tauraco macrorhynchus verreauxii
crest - white border, black tips	crest - black border, red tips

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Species: *Tauraco persa*
3 subspecies:

Green-crested Touraco	Buffon's Touraco	Guinea Touraco
Green Turaco Green Lourie Green-crested Turaco	Buffon's Turaco Buffon's Green-crested Touraco Buffon's Green-crested Turaco Senegal Touraco Senegal Turaco	Guinea Turaco
Green Turaco Green Lourie Green-crested Turaco

Nominate race Tauraco persa persa	*Tauraco persa buffoni*	*Tauraco persa zenkeri*
rich green purple wings red-orange beak tallest crest with reddish trim to crest white eye stripes above & below eye	duller green brilliant purple-brown wings red-pink beak feathery smallest crest white eye stripe above eye only	olive green dull reddish-brown-purple wings brilliant red beak developed strong crest white eye stripe above eye only

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Species: *Tauraco porphyreolophus*
2 subspecies:

Purple-crested Touraco	East African Purple-crested Touraco
Purple crested Turaco Purple-crested Tauraco Purple-crested Loerie Purple-crested Lourie Violet-crested Touraco Violet-crested Turaco	East African Purple-crested Turaco East African Purple-crested Lourie East African Purple-crested Loerie

Nominate race Tauraco porphyreolophus porphyreolophus	Tauraco porphyreolophus chlorochlamys
salmon wash chest, neck & nape	lacks salmon wash - neck plumage is olive green

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Species: *Tauraco* *ruspoli*

Prince Ruspoli's Touraco
	Prince Ruspoli's Turaco Prince Ruspoli's Lourie Prince Ruspoli's Loerie Ruspoli's Touraco Ruspoli's Turaco Ruspoli's Lourie Ruspoli's Loerie

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Species: *Tauraco schalowi*
1 - 2 subspecies:

Schalow's Touraco	Long-crested Touraco
Schalow's Turaco Schalow's Tauraco Schalow's Loerie Schalow's Lourie Angola Touraco Angola Turaco Angola Lourie Marugu Touraco Marugu Turaco Marungu Touraco Marungu Turaco Marungu Lourie	Long-crested Turaco Irangi Touraco Irangi Turaco

Nominate race Tauraco schalowi schalowi	*Tauraco schalowi chalcolophus*
	(Unconfirmed)
white-tipped crest	blue-green-tipped crest

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Species: *Tauraco schuettii*
2 subspecies:

Black-billed Touraco	Niam-niam Black-billed Touraco
Black-billed Turaco Black-billed Loerie Black-bellied Touraco Black-bellied Turaco Angola Black-billed Touraco Angola Black-billed Turaco Angola Black-billed Lourie Blue-winged Black-billed Touraco Blue-winged Black-billed Turaco Blue-winged Black-billed Lourie	Niam-Niam Black-billed Turaco Niam-Niam Black-billed Lourie

Nominate race Tauraco schuettii schuettii	*Tauraco schuettii emini*
iridescent green wings & tail	iridescent purple wings & tail