Rwenzori turaco
Species of bird
Rwenzori turaco | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Musophagiformes |
Family: | Musophagidae |
Genus: | Gallirex |
Species: | G. johnstoni |
Binomial name | |
Gallirex johnstoni Sharpe, 1901 | |
Synonyms | |
Musophaga johnstoni |
The Rwenzori turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gallirex johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688373A93195141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688373A93195141.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Sun, C.; Moermond, T. C.; Givnish, T. J. (1997). "Nutritional Determinants of Diet in Three Turacos in a Tropical Montane Forest" (PDF). The Auk. 114 (2): 200–211. doi:10.2307/4089161. JSTOR 4089161.
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Turacos (family: Musophagidae)
- Species
- Purple-crested turaco
- Rwenzori turaco