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 9 species which occur in Equatorial Guinea.
- Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
- Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa
- Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
- White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus
- Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus
- Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea
- Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Equatorial Guinea