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Fischer's Turaco
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Fischer's Turaco
Tauraco fischeri
Fischer's turaco (Tauraco fischeri) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Coastal East Africa, including Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the wildlife trade.
From the article Fischer's turaco on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Measurements:
Length: 16 in (40 cm) Weight: males 8.11-9.49 oz (230-269 g); females 8.01-9.98 oz (227-283 g) These green-bodied turacos have a white-tipped reddish crest, a black belly, and red primaries. They also feature green-blue wings and a dark blue-green tail. The red skin around their eyes is margined in front by a white line that extends to its bright red bill, and below by a small black patch also bordered by a white line that extends to below its ear-coverts. Their white eye stripes and red orbital skin help to distinguish them from the more common red-crested turaco.
Range & habitat
The Fischer's turaco inhabits coastal and riverine forest and woodland in Coastal East Africa, specifically in Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania, and southern Somalia. This species lives in forest thickets, but does favor the canopy and sub-canopy of mature fruiting trees. They are common in their limited range, but are more often heard than seen because they travel alone or in pairs, which makes them hard to spot.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
This bird eats mainly fruits (especially figs and berries), but also eats flower buds, young leaf shoots, and insects.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7216.