Gallirex | |
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Purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Musophagiformes |
Family: | Musophagidae |
Genus: | Gallirex Lesson, 1844 |
Type species | |
Corythaix porphyreolopha[1] Vigors, 1813
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Gallirex is a genus of African birds in the family Musophagidae.
Species
[edit]It contains the following species:
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Purple-crested turaco | Gallirex porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) |
Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Rwenzori turaco | Gallirex johnstoni Sharpe, 1901 |
Albertine Rift montane forests | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Musophagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- International Ornithological Congress (January 23, 2021). "IOC World Bird List". Retrieved January 23, 2021.