List of Birds of Angola - Turacos

Turacos

Order: Cuculiformes. Family: Musophagidae

The turacos, plantain eaters and go-away birds make up the bird family Musophagidae. They are medium-sized arboreal birds. The turacos and plantain eaters are brightly coloured birds, usually blue, green or purple. The go-away birds are mostly grey and white. There are 23 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Angola.

  • Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
  • Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa
  • Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi
  • Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
  • Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus
  • Red-crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus (E)
  • Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
  • Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor

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