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 5 species which occur in Gabon.
- Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
- Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa
- Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus
- Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Gabon