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 LC    Ruwenzori Turaco* Id (Atlas):
    Gallirex johnstoni

Description (10)
Image of Ruwenzori Turaco
 

Other Scientific Names
Musophaga johnstoni [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Ruwenzori Turaco, Rwenzori Turaco, Johnston's Turaco

Family
Musophagidae (Turacos)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1901)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 2,000 - 3,600 m.

Range (Guide)
Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Uganda.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

 
Rwenzori Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) [XC840082]
     by Marcell Claassen from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (call)

 
Rwenzori Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) [XC840113]
     by Brendan Sloan from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
Placed in the genus Musophaga by some authorities. Proposed subspecies bredoi, originally described from western shore of L Tanganyika, is now considered synonymous with nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • johnstoni (Sharpe, 1901)   -  Ruwenzori Mts in north-eastern Zaire and south-western Uganda. Also eastern Zaire at Mulu (Nwest of L Edward), and at Mt Kabobo (at north-central part of western shore of L Tanganyika).
  • kivuensis Neumann, 1908   -  Montane forests of Kivu Highlands of eastern Zaire, Virunga volcanoes and Nyungwe Forest of Rwanda and Burundi, and south-western Uganda (Bwindi National Park).
  • bredoi Verheyen, 1947   -  Mt. Kabobo (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Ruwenzori Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) - 10 files


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