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).