Ross's Turaco

Ross's Turaco
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Musophagidae
Genus:	Musophaga
Species:	M. rossae
Binomial name
Musophaga rossae Gould, 1852

Ross's Turaco or Lady Ross's Turaco (Musophaga rossae) is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae.

It is found in woodland, open forest and riparian habitats in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

It is quite common in captivity, although not as common as its nearest relative the Violet Turaco.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Musophaga rossae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.