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	Turaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In southern Africa both turacos and go-away birds are commonly known as louries.
		Turacos are medium sized arboreal birds endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, living in forests, woodland and savanna.
		The turacos and plantain eaters are brightly coloured birds, usually blue, green or purple.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musophagidae (208 words)

	Turaco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While the bright colors of most birds are due to refraction of light by their feather structures, those of the turacos are true pigments.
		Turacos are found in Central and Southern Africa.
		Turacos lay two or three eggs which are white or masked with a slight cast of plain color.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /turaco.htm (363 words)

	turacos - unique african birds
		The forest-dwelling turacos are, on the other hand, at risk to deforestation and to illegal trapping for the captive bird trade.
		These people have long idolised the turaco as a symbol in their dance and dress, but were nevertheless destroying the forest habitat for timber.
		The spectacular blue, red and yellow Ross's Turaco is also present at Kichwa Tembo (often in the company of the former species) and is also seen occasionally at Grumeti River Camp in the western Serengeti.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/birds/turacos.asp (787 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - Red-crested Turaco
		Turacos are the only birds to possess true red and green color.
		The call of a turaco sounds like "g'way", which is why they are often referred to as go-away birds.
		Turacos are a food source for many animals larger than themselves.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/cuculiformes/guinea-turaco.htm (349 words)

	Davis Lund Aviaries - Turacos Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Turaco physiology is such that scientists are not in agreement as to the turaco's nearest relative, with the cuckoos seeming to be the most popular choice at this time.
		A formal turaco census has been done for the past several years to gather information on the status of different species in captivity, two studbooks have been formed, and there is an international turaco society based in Europe.
		We would highly recommend turacos to beginners and experienced bird fanciers alike that enjoy observe beauty and personality in their birds, but do not need to make them pets, and have a budget and space large enough to accommodate their large housing needs.
	members.aol.com /Dtrek/Turacos.html (1065 words)

	Green Turaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Green Turaco, Tauraco persa, is a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines.
		Their plumage is green except for the small but thick red bill and red and white eye patches.
		In flight, Green Turaco's crimson primary flight feathers contrast with the green plumage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Turaco (156 words)

	Auk, The: Foraging ecology of three sympatric turacos in a montane forest in Rwanda
		Whereas Black-billed Turacos were strictly frugivorous, Great Blue and Ruwenzori turacos were partially folivorous; leaves constituted 25% and 6.3% of their overall diets, respectively.
		TURACOS (FAMILY MUSOPHAGIDAE) are large birds endemic to woodland and forested habitats of sub-Saharan Africa and are considered to be principally frugivorous (Brosset and Fry 1988).
		Because the daily overall number of food types eaten by a group or pair of turacos usually was small, and the food types eaten at feeding incidents usually were not different from those eaten during continuous feeding, our sampling scheme was unlikely to have missed recording the rare food types.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3793/is_199707/ai_n8759293 (1454 words)

	Our World Of Animals - Animal Information
		The crimson and green pigments in turaco feathers, Turacin and Turacoverdin respectively, are unique in the bird world, differing chemically from other bird pigments.
		Turacos are extremely territorial, although they occasionally may be observed in groups at fruiting trees.
		Turacos are monogamous, at least seasonally, and both members of a pair build a flimsy twig nest in a tree or dense vegetation.
	www.houstonzoo.org /Animal/viewAnimalDetail.asp?scriptaction=showanimal&Animal_Preview_Flag=0&animal_ID=4 (312 words)

	Turaco
		Turaco (AMc-55) was laid down on 17 January 1941 at Rockland, Maine, by the Snow Shipyards; launched on 28 July 1941; sponsored by Mrs.
		As World War II drew to its close in June 1945, Turaco served with Naval Air Operational Training Commands at Mayport and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Following a brief assignment in July with the Bureau of Ordnance, 7th Naval District, the minesweeper proceeded to Miami for alterations.
		Turaco was placed out of service on 30 November 1945 and was struck from the Navy list on 19 December of the same year.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/t9/turaco.htm (371 words)

	Fischer_turaco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The range of Fischer's turaco is highly fragmented and the population is likely to be decreasing.
		This turaco was often observed in places where other threatened species were also present, suggesting that it could be both a flagship and an umbrella species for the implementation of wider habitat conservation strategies.
		The conservation status of Fischer's turaco should be reconsidered, with its IUCN threat-category upgraded from Lower Concern: near threatened to Vulnerable.
	www2.uic.edu /~lborgh2/PDF/Fischer_turaco.html (186 words)

	:: FIVE CHICKS HATCH AT JOBURG ZOO :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Born on 6 January, the purple-crested turaco is being hand-raised in the brooder room.
		Turacos normally lay two eggs, a day apart, and the incubation period is 21 to 24 days.
		The Hottentots teal is the smallest duck in Africa.
	www.joburg.org.za /2006/jan/jan11_babies.stm (618 words)

	turaco -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		The red colour in the wings of white-crested turacos (Tauraco leucolophus) is caused by …
		The former occurs in the wing feathers of all 12 species and in the crests of a few; turacoverdin is found in the body plumage of these species and some of Corythaixoides.
		The cuckoos cover a great range in size, from the small glossy or emerald cuckoos of the genus Chrysococcyx, which are about 15 centimetres (six inches) long, to the large ground cuckoos (Carpococcyx) and the larger species of coucals (Centropus), which reach nearly 90 centimetres (three feet), including the tail, which is often strikingly long.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9073808 (523 words)

	Violet Turaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) is a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines.
		Their plumage is glossy violet except for the thick red bill, yellow forehead and chestnut crown.
		In flight, Violet Turaco's crimson primary flight feathers contrast with the violet plumage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Violet_Turaco (163 words)

	Oakland Zoo: Violet Turaco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The green color of the plumage of many turaco species does not result, as it does in most other green-plumed birds, from the physical structure of the feathers, but from a green pigment peculiar to turacos called turacoverdin (or tracin).
		While violet turacosÕ magnificent shimmering plumage does contain the green turaco pigments, these are mostly covered by dark melanins.
		Older taxonomists lump turacos with cuckoos, but DNA studies indicate this is probably not accurate.
	www.oaklandzoo.org /atoz/azturaco.html (396 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fischer's turaco, pl Fischer's turacos { Swahili: kulukulu, pl kulukulu } [Terminology: ornithology]
		Livingstone's turaco, pl Livingstone's turacos { Swahili: shorobo-pwani, pl shorobo-pwani } [Terminology: ornithology]
		Ross's turaco, pl Ross's turacos { Swahili: shorobo uzuri, pl shorobo uzuri } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=turaco&EngP=1 (488 words)

	LADY ROSS TURACO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Physical Characteristics: The Lady Ross Turaco is a relation of the cuckoo.
		The body green is the pigment 'turacoverdia' and the crimson red crest and primary wing feathers is 'turacin'.
		Turaco photo by Zoo staff member Dion Hunte
	www.statenislandzoo.org /savanna_files/turaco.html (427 words)

	African wildlife and reviews
		Unique to the African continent, turacos are among the most beautiful and charismatic of all bird families.
		From the retiring Knysna Turaco to the flamboyant Ross’s Turaco, and from the endangered Bannerman’s Turaco to vociferous Bare-faced Go-away-bird they occur in all but the most arid and treeless regions of Africa.
		Birdwatchers visiting forested areas of Africa are invariably captivated by brilliantly-coloured turacos, which hop and bound about the treetops, usually with harsh, barking calls.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/reviews/turacos.asp (308 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Ethiopian montane forests (AT0112)
		Where both species are present, Prince Ruspoli’s turaco is only found in juniper forest, but where it occurs alone, it inhabits both broad-leaved and juniper forest.
		However, the white-cheeked turaco is extremely adaptable and the regional representative of a type that is found across all of Africa.
		Prince Ruspoli’s turaco has not become significantly distinct and is declining as the white-cheeked turaco advances (Kingdon 1989).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0112_full.html (2144 words)

	From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		German submarines laid minefields which were discovered by patrolling American vessels often enough, only after American ships had been damaged or lost.
		As the war wore on, Turaco continued her duties with the 6th and 7th Naval Districts.
		Increased availability of ships and airplanes, improved understanding of antisubmarine warfare, and greater organizational efficiency all contributed to decreasing merchant ship losses on the Gulf Sea Frontier.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/mine/amc55.htm (362 words)

	Field Guide > Parrots, Louries, Cuckoos & Coucals > Purple-crested Turaco (Lourie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As with other Turaco's the Purple-crested has a long, heavy tail, which is dark blue-green in colour.
		The call is a loud, high pitched series of explosive notes, ko-ko- ko-ko- ko-ko- ko-ko, often followed by a series of deeper krrr, krrr, krrr reminiscent of the purring of a frantic cat.
		The nest is a shallow platform of sticks placed in leafy tree or dense creepers, often in an isolated thicket or at the edge of the forest.
	www.birdlife.org.za /fieldguide/book/species_info.cfm?id=89 (338 words)

	Davis Lund Aviaries - Turaco Menu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Turacos are graceful, active, and colorful birds that are perfect for the large aviary.
		We are expanding to include other turaco species now too and recently purchased our first White-Cheeked Turaco.
		One of the pleasures of entering our aviaries is to have these beautiful birds vie for attention by tugging at sleeves or shoelaces.
	members.aol.com /Dtrek/turacoshome.html (167 words)

	Ivory Coast and Ghana tour by Tropical Birding: Birdwatching tours to the best sites in the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Making our way to San Pedro, we shall check in with the park offices and be transferred into 4x4 vehicles for the trip to the Ecotel Turaco, on the park's borders along difficult dirt roads.
		The clearings here provide some easy forest birding and access to species that are not readily seeable once you enter the gloomy recesses of the primary forest.
		Ecotel Turaco - Monogaga: After birding around the Ecotel this morning, picking off some additional edge species, we shall head back to San Pedro and spend the evening in Monogaga.
	www.tropicalbirding.com /tours/ivoryghana.htm (1128 words)

	Field Guide > Parrots, Louries, Cuckoos & Coucals > Knysna Turaco (Lourie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Knysna Turaco (also known as the Knysna Lourie) is a bird mainly of true forests, and is found only in South Africa.
		The Knysna Turaco nests at different times of year, depending on region.
		The nest is a shallow platform of sticks - like a large doves nest, placed in leafy tree or dense creepers.
	www.birdlife.org.za /fieldguide/book/species_info.cfm?id=88 (282 words)

	Violet Turaco photo - Robert photos at pbase.com
		The Violet Turaco is a resident breeder in the forests of tropical West Africa.
		He was the first scientist to identify the Violet Turaco, Musophaga violacea.
		He was appointed Chief Surgeon to the Danish settlements in West Africa, arriving there in 1783.
	www.pbase.com /image/35113036 (150 words)

	Ross's Turaco
		Habitat: central Cameroon east to west Kenya, south to northern Zambia, west to mouth of Congo River.
		Notes: Ross's turacos prefer the canopies of dense trees where they are agile climbers.
		They often spend the entire day eating, sleeping and preening in the same tree.
	www.colszoo.org /animalareas/aforest/turaco.html (191 words)

	White-cheeked Turaco :: Saint Louis Zoo
		Turacos are the only large family of birds totally restricted to the African continent.
		Baby turacos have tiny claws on the ends of their wings that allow them to cling to twigs near the nest.
		The Bird House & Garden is home to our white-cheeked turacos.
	stlzoo.org /animals/abouttheanimals/birds/turacosroadrunners/whitecheekedturaco.htm (248 words)

	Common Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Spanish - Turaco de pico amarillo, Turaco capucha-franjeada, Turaco piquigualdo
		Spanish - Turaco gris comedor de platanos, Turaco de Crin occidentale; Turaco gris occidental
		Spanish - Turaco de copete purpura, Turaco crestimorado, Turaco crestivioleta
	www.touracos.org /commonnames.htm (322 words)

	Violet Turaco - Musophaga violacea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This image was taken at Makasutu where a few Violet & a single Green Turaco were found feeding on ripe fruit in a tall Fig tree.
		Unfortunately the Green Turaco flew off before I could get any pictures however this Violet Turaco hung around long enough for a few images.
		Sadly the bird was in shade, when seen in sunlight the body colour is an intense deep metallic violet.
	www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=8822 (182 words)

	Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco bannermani) - BirdLife species factsheet
		Large, green bird, dark green to paler green on the underparts with diagnostic (within its range) orange crest.
		Voice Typical kow kow kow of green turacos but higher-pitched and more rapid delivery.
		At lower altitudes, it is replaced by its congener, Green Turaco T.
	www.birdlife.org /datazone/species?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2127&m=0 (719 words)

	UNEP-WCMC - Bannerman's Turaco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Close monitoring of the flora and fauna will be part of these management plans, to check that it is sustainable, and it is not adversely affecting the endemic birds of the area.
		SPECIAL FEATURES Bannerman's Turaco plays a significant part in the Kom culture, Turaco feathers are used to decorate chindohs (traditional council members), and bird song is mimicked by the music of the xylophone or Njang.
		Njang music is played constantly for three days in the village when someone dies.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /species/data/species_sheets/bannerma.htm (472 words)

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