Order: Musophagiformes (turacos)
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)

Species on page - 7 species in 3 genera depicted - (out of 23 species in 6 genera in 1 family)

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix)

Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)

Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)

Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)

Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)

Go away bird (Corythaixoides concolor) - grey lourie

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix)

Turaco

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix corythaix) - Southern subspecies
Wilderness The Garden Route
February 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Grassed

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix corythaix) - Southern subspecies
The Garden Route
Kingfisher Lodge
February 10, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Knyce

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix corythaix) - Southern subspecies
Wilderness The Garden Route
February 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)

A Schalow view of turacos

Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)
Royal Livingstone
Zambia
February 16, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)

Crest of red

Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
Alligator Farm
St. Augustine, Florida
April 4, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
Cape Peninsula
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)

Lady Ross turaco

Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

Lady Ross turaco

Lady Ross turaco (Musophaga rossae)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)

Violet turaco

Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
Tracy Aviary, Liberty Park
Salt Lake City
August 23, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Violet turaco

Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
World of Birds
Hout Bay
Cape Peninsula
March 12, 2016
Canon 7dmark2

Grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor) - grey lourie

Go away

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Etosha Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Go away

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Etosha Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Go away

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Windhoek Namibia
August 11, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Go away / starlings

Grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor) - grey lourie
Family: Musophagidae (turacos, go-away-birds, plantain-eaters)
Etosha
Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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created: February 11, 2016 (from sandgrouse.html)
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