Green Turaco

Taxobox
name = Green Turaco

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image_caption = Green Turaco "Tauraco persa buffoni"
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Cuculiformes
familia = Musophagidae
genus = "Tauraco"
species = "T. persa"
binomial = "Tauraco persa"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758

The Green Turaco, "Tauraco persa", is a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a resident breeder in the forests of tropical west Africa. It lays two eggs in a tree platform nest.

These are unmistakable birds, although often inconspicuous in the treetops. They are 43 cm long, including a long tail. Their plumage is green except for the small but thick red bill and red and white eye patches. They have a green crest. In flight, Green Turaco's crimson primary flight feathers contrast with the green plumage.

This species is a common breeder in climax forest with plentiful tall trees. It is even more dependent on this habitat than Violet Turaco. It feeds on fruit and blossoms.

Green Turaco has a loud "cawr-cawr" call.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

* "Birds of The Gambia" by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1