Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) [XC523148]
by Paul Bourdin from Masvingo, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe (song)
Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) [XC204843]
by Peter Boesman from Mtubatuba (near St Lucia), North Uthungulu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (call)
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.