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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
16/05/2024 08:22:33 AM |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-cheeked Turaco* |
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Tauraco leucotis |
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Description (10)
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White-cheeked Turaco
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Family
Musophagidae (Turacos)
Size
43 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Rüppell, 1835)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 2,200 - 3,200 m, occasionally to as low as 850 m.
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A 'kek, kek, kek...' uttered in flight. In breeding season male a variable cackling call, 'kuk kuk kuk kuk kuk kuk kuk kukukukukuk'.
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- leucotis (Rüppell, 1835) - Ethiopian Highlands from south-western Arussi, Shoa and Sidamo Provinces, west to the Boma Plateau in south-eastern Sudan, and north to Eritrea.
- donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 - South-central Ethiopian Highlands in northern Harrar, Arussi and northern Bale.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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