Animals Birds Turaco

Turaco order musophagiformes also spelled touraco also called lourie or plantain eater any of about 18 species in six genera of colourful fruit eating african birds.

Animals birds turaco. The schalows turaco tauraco schalowi is a species of bird in the musophagidae family. They feed on fruits vegetables and seeds. Turacos are the only birds to possess true red and green color. Red crested turaco is a medium sized bird with characteristic red and green pigmentation typical in this genus.

The turacos red pigment turacin and green pigment turacoverdin both contain copper. The unique pigments in both the turacos red and green feathers actually contain copper. The grayer forms crinifer most of which are called go away birds because the calls of some are gway gway are found in more open woodland including savanna. This turaco is very similar to bannermans turaco tauraco bannermani but they differ in crest and face colours.

The second and third toes which always point forward are conjoined in some species. The turacos are noted for peculiar and unique pigments giving them their bright green and red. It is endemic to angola. It is found in angola botswana democratic republic of the congo kenya malawi namibia tanzania zambia and zimbabwe.

Turacos are birds that appear in the lion guard universe. Turacos are the only birds with real red and green feathers. When you look at most birds the color you are seeing is a reflection produced by the feather structure. The turacos make up the bird family musophagidae which includes plantain eaters and go away birds.

The go away birds or turaco can frequently be seen on swiss woodlands. The color you see in most birds is a reflection created by the feathers structure. The long crested turaco or schalows turaco eat fruits and seeds and are the longest turaco species of all the other ones. In southern africa both turacos and go away birds are commonly known as loeries.

Musophagids often have prominent crests and long tails. Instead these birds possess large yellow shields above their bills. They live in the pride lands. While they do have blue upperparts and bluish black crests their underparts are sky blue rather than yellow green.

They belong to green turaco branch. The violet turaco is named for the color of its bodyviolet. The green and iridescent turacos tauraco musophaga and corythaeola are primarily residents of dense broad leaved evergreen forest. The violaceous turaco is the only species of turaco that lacks a crest on top of its head.

The turacos featured in the lion guard differ slightly in appearance from real turacos. Contrasting with its glossy body the violet turaco has a yellow forehead red bill and eye ring and a chestnut crown. In fact if you stirred a glass of water with a red turaco feather the water would turn pink.