Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus)

Other Scientific Names
Musophaga porphyreolopha [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Tauraco porphyreolophus

Other Names (World)
Purple-crested Turaco, Violet-crested Turaco, Purple-crested Lourie

Family
Musophagidae (Turacos)

Size
43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, lowland dry shrubland, rural gardens, plantations. From sea-level - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (67)...)

Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) [XC600801]
by Tony Archer from Durban Metro (near Gillitts), Durban Metro, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (call)

Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) [XC323392]
by Peter Boesman from Umlalazi NR, Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
Placed in the genus Musophaga by some authorities. Formerly awarded monotypic genus Gallirex. Subspecies intergrade in Zambezi Valley.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chlorochlamys (Shelley, 1881) - South-eastern Kenya through Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda to Zambia (Victoria Falls, Luano and Luangwa Valleys), Malawi and northern Mozambique.
porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) - Zimbabwe and Mozambique south to eastern Transvaal and Natal.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) - 10 files

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