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| | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Turaco |
 | | Musophagids vary in size from approximately 14 inches in the predominantly green and blue species of Tauraco to about 28 inches in the great blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata). | | | Young birds take about a year to develop full adult coloration. | | | Turacos are social, moving in small, noisy flocks, but nest solitarily. |
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http://www.jaxzoo.org/things/biofacts/Turaco.asp
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| | Violet Turaco - Musophaga violacea |
| | Sadly the bird was in shade, when seen in sunlight the body colour is an intense deep metallic violet. | | | Description: The Gambia has two species -the Violet & the Green (Guinea Turaco). | | | This image was taken at Makasutu where a few Violet & a single Green Turaco were found feeding on ripe fruit in a tall Fig tree. |
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http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=8822
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| | Violet Turaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) is a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines. | | | This species is a common breeder in climax forest with plentiful tall trees. | | | They are 45cm long, including a long tail. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Turaco
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| | Turaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | They feed mostly on fruits and to a lesser extent on leaves, buds, and flowers, occasionally taking small insects, snails, and slugs. | | | Turacos are medium sized arboreal birds endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, living in forests, woodland and savanna. | | | In southern Africa both turacos and go-away birds are commonly known as louries. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musophagiformes
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| | Family: Musophagidae |
| | English: Turaco ↔ Touraco ↔ Lourie, East African Red-crested Turaco | | | English: Turaco ↔ Touraco ↔ Lourie, Guinea Turaco, Lourie, Green-crested Turaco | | | English: Turaco ↔ Plantain-eater, Blue Turaco, Great Turaco |
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http://www.4-siteplanning.com/africanbirdtrips/species/29-musophagidae.html
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| | birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder |
| | Some of the endemic species of the highland areas of Cameroon include the Bannerman`s Turaco, the Banded Wattle-eye and the Bannerman`s Weaver all of the Bamenda highlands, the Bushrike (Serle`s) of the Kupe mountain, the Francolin and picarthartes of the Mt. Cameroon region. | | | Added to the plethora of endemics many non-endemic specials are found in Cameroon, not least of which are Egyptian Plover, Arabian Bustard, Quail Plover, Stone Partridge, Violet Turaco, Sudan Golden Sparrow and Scissor-tailed Kite in the northern savannas and Grey Pratincole, Bare-cheeked Trogon, Grey-sided and Red-sided Broadbills in the forested southwest. | | | Another vital Endemic Bird Areas forms this part of Cameroon, Cameroon and Gabon lowlands (EBA 085); which has six species found nowhere else in the world, all of these occur in Cameroon, Forest Swallow, Grey-necked Rockfowl, Dja River Warbler, Gabon Batis, Bates`s Weaver and Rachel`s Malimbe. |
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http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/africa/cameroon.html
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| | Sarus Bird Tours - Ghana Birding Tour |
| | A range of grassland and wetland and habitats en-route provide African Pygmy-goose, Allen’s Gallinule, Black-bellied Bustard, and several widespread African species. | | | Here we hope to see Pied-winged and White-throated Blue Swallow, Mocking Cliff-chat, Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Stone Partridge, African Hobby, Blue-bellied and Rufous- crowned Roller, Double-toothed Barbet, Violet Turaco and Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike. | | | We then fly back to Accra for our final excursion in the Atewa Range, covered in extensive forest. |
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http://www.sarusbirdtours.co.uk/ghana.asp
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| | Birds: Musophagidae |
| | Genera of chewing lice known from the family: | | | Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816) - Great Blue Turaco | | | Tauraco livingstonii (Gray, G. R., 1864) - Livingstone's Turaco |
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http://www.phthiraptera.org/Birds/Musophagidae.html
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| | Cameroon tour by Tropical Birding: Birdwatching tours to the best sites in the world |
| | The ranch supports a number of species difficult to see anywhere in Africa including Schlegel's Francolin, Brown-chested Lapwing, Puvel's Illadopsis, White-collared Starling, Bamenda Apalis, and Dybowski's Twinspot. | | | Amongst these are great birds such as Bannerman’s Turaco, Yellow-breasted Boubou, Mount Kupé Bush-Shrike and White-throated Mountain-Babbler. | | | After climbing into the Bamenda Highlands, we spend two days in the Bafut-Nguemba Forest looking for local endemics such as Bannerman’s Turaco, Banded Wattle-eye, and Bannerman’s Weaver. |
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http://www.tropicalbirding.com/tours/cameroon.html
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| | Birding Gambia - Abuko |
| | Both Green and Violet Turaco were seen briefly high in the treetops. | | | The most memorable birds seen but not filmed were Little-bee Eater and African Paradise Flycatcher with its long orange tail-streamers. |
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http://www.mglmedia.biz/Abuko.html
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| | WORLDTWITCH - Cameroon Birding Trip Report by Ron Hoff |
| | New species ticked were: Vieillot’s and Bearded Barbets; Fine-spotted Woodpecker; Violet Turaco; Red-winged Grey Warbler; Lead-coloured Flycatcher; Senegal Batis; Beautiful Sunbird; Sulpher-breasted Bush-shrike; and Red-billed Firefinch. | | | April 10 – This was a long day driving back to Douala, but we birded some in the morning hours and picked up a few new ticks. | | | They were Great Blue Turaco, Cassin’s Spinetail, Red-vented Malimbe, and Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch. |
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http://www.worldtwitch.com/cameroon_hoff.htm
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| | COPPER - LoveToKnow Article on COPPER |
| | It melts at below red heat to a brown mass, and its vapour density at both red and white heat corresponds to the formula Cu2Clf. | | | the liver and kidneys, and, in traces, in the blood of man and other animals (as an entirely adventitious constituent, however); it has also been shown by A. Church to exist to the extent of 5-9% in turacin, the coloring-matter of the wing-feathers of the Turaco. | | | It turns dirty violet on exposure to air and light; in moist air it absorbs oxygen and forms an oxychloride. |
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http://www.1911ency.org/C/CO/COPPER.htm
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| | turaco - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | Words similar to turaco: touraco, turacou, turakoo, more... | | | Phrases that include turaco: black-billed turaco, black billed turaco, guinea turaco, violet turaco | | | Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "turaco" is defined. |
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http://www.onelook.com/?w=turaco
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| | BIRDCHAT archives -- October 2001, week 4 (#64) |
| | The light was bad and it looked more blue than violet OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS Northern Black Flycatcher - finally saw a pair with a juvenile SWALLOWS Mosque Swallow - nearly every day I see at least a few Common House-Martin - if it is not Mosque Swallows it is these. | | | BULBULS Common Bulbul CISTICOLAS AND ALLIES Tawny-flanked Prinia - every time that I think I have a new "old world" warbler, it turns out to be this one. | | | There is at least one other swift, but I haven't identified it yet BEE-EATERS Red-throated Bee-eater - a stunning bird, Red, Gold, and two shades of Green, then the blue! |
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http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0110d&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=6694
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| | CAMTOURS-CAMEROON TOURS AND SAFARI LTD. |
| | The Benoué park is also home to large mammals such as the hippopotamus which abound. | | | Another national park of great importance in the north of the country is the Benoué national park. | | | These are the Bamenda highlands, the Kupe and Bakossi mountains and Mount Cameroon. |
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http://www.camtours.org/index.php?page=pages/birdwatching.php
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| | Great Blue Turaco |
| | Stamps showing 75001000 Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata |
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http://www.birdtheme.org/showimages/index.php?comb=75001000&s=75
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| | Canon Digital Photography Forums - Exotic Birds, ID please |
| | The last is definitely a turaco of some sort. | | | He was one of many "second hand" pets I cared for briefly after owners tired of their novelty. | | | #3 looks like a white-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus): |
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http://photography-on-the.net/forum/printthread.php?t=78448&pp=50
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| | Surfbirds.com - Afrotropics Life List Rankings |
| | Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, Sandy Scops-Owl, Bannerman's Turaco, African Pitta, Liberian Black-Flycatcher | | | Oberlaender's Ground Thrush in Uganda (July 04), Red-crested Turaco, Gabela Akalat, Monteiro's Bushshrike, Anchieta's Barbet and Bocage's Sunbird in Angola (Jan 04) All with Rockjumper Birding Tours | | | Go to Birding-Africa.com for full listing details and to download a checklist. |
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http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/surfbirds/display.cgi?list=list20&lowVal=0&highVal=49
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| | CCAfrica Safari Vacations - Southern Africa - Accommodation Available in Zimbabwe |
| | Ferns and orchids grow in profusion beside the streams and in the foothills and valleys, proteas and wild fig trees abound. | | | The Chimanimani range is known for its stunning birdlife, which includes violet crested turaco, malachite sunbird, laughing dove, lark and many kinds of eagle. | | | Chimanimani Hotel is a one star hotel situated in the village of Chimanimani and has a panoramic view of the Chimanimani peaks in the distance. |
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http://www.afroventures.com/zimbabwe/accommodation/615.htm
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| | Ross's Turaco, Musophaga rossae |
| | As with other Turacos Ross's Turaco is a clumsy flyer but it is superbly well adapted for clambering through trees having semi-zygodactylic toes with the 4th toe reversible. | | | Despite popular myth these pigments do not leach out of the birds' plumage in heavy rain! | | | Ross's Lourie, Lady Ross's Violet Plantain-eater, Lady Ross's Violet Turaco |
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http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/turaco-r.htm
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| | Mikumi National Park, Mikumi Safari |
| | More than 300 species of birds have been recorded here including Eurasian migrants such as red billed oxpecker, marabou stork and lilac breasted roller, who stays between October and April. | | | There are more interesting bird species in the miombo woodland, for example, shelleys double collared sunbird, pale billed hornbill and violet-crested Turaco as well as violet-backed starling | | | The surrounding mountain and hills brings compelling natural beauty with addition to superb light, make it a wonderful venue for wildlife photographers. |
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http://www.utalii.com/Southern_Safari/Mikumi_National_Park.htm
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| | Cuckoos of the World: A Checklist |
| | Family Muscophagidae (Turacos) [sometimes split to form the Order Muscophagiformes] | | | Birds of the World on the Web Project |
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http://www.interaktv.com/BIRDS/cucu.html
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| | DOVES |
| | Moorleigh Bird Farm, Denise Boshoff, 0721164648, 0363528652 no calls after 8.30pm please | | | For sale: 1-0 Green Crested Turaco R750; 0-1 Violet Turaco R1000; 1-2 Royal Starling R700ea. |
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http://www.avizandum.co.za/BirdShop5/bs_dovesfinches.htm
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