#turacos

[spinus-pinus]

White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster

5/28/2023 San Diego Zoo, California

[if-i-eated-soaps]

white crested turaco

[snototter]

A green turaco (Tauraco persa) perches in a tree in Makasutu, Gambia

by Gary Faulkner

[antiqueanimals]

Illustrated Sketches of Natural History: Consisting of Descriptions and Engravings of Animals. Second Series. 1864.

Internet Archive

[avillanappears]

I’m going to cry looking at this. unbelievable puppet beast

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Turacos are the only birds that are "truly" green!

They produce the pigment turacoverdin, which gives their feathers that vibrant green color!

[todaysbird]

the knysna turaco, also known as the knysna loerie, is a large turaco species primarily found in southern africa. they were previously considered to be a subspecies of the similar green turaco. these vibrantly colored birds have a bright green upper half, and a blue lower half, with crimson primary feathers. it’s believed that the bright coloration on their wings helps them escape from predators; predators focus on the bright red coloration, and lose sight of the bird when the wing is folded during flight. turacos are the only birds to possess ‘true’ red and green colors; most birds’ colorations are a result of feather structure, where turacos’ pigmentation is rich in copper - stirring a red turaco feather in water would color the water pink. they are primarily frugivorous birds, but will also feed on buds and leaves.

[way-out-there]

I fell in love with this cute little fella... red-crested turaco 😍

[herpsandbirds]

Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, found in central Africa

photograph by Low Frankie (@frankie.low33)

[birdblues]

Ross's Turaco

[amnhnyc]

The, the, the... the grinch? Not exactly: This fuzzy green bird is Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi)! This colorful, vocal species inhabits parts of south-central Africa, including Angola, Namibia, and Zambia. It finds its home in evergreen forests or woodlands, where it feeds on a diet of fruit. Males and females are similar in appearance, with bright green-yellow plumage and tall crests.

Photo: John Puddephatt, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr

[spinus-pinus]

White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster

5/28/2023 San Diego Zoo, California

[psikonauti]

White-crested Turaco

Photographed by Low Frankie

[carboncreep]

White cheeked turaco

[draculavian]

birdtober day 13-18 !

using the list made by Aholmesartstudio on instagram !

[harkthorn]

A very normal regular griffon. The bird portion is a kind of turaco, but I can't remember which

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