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 7 species which occur in Sudan.
- Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
- Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
- White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus
- White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis
- Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
- White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
- Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Sudan