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Habitat: Prefers humid montane forest at elevations from 1800 to 3200 metres. They also like trees and bush along rivers down to about 1500 metres.
- Where is the turaco bird found?
- Which type of animal is turaco?
- What do white cheeked Turacos eat?
- What are turacos related to?
- Can you own a Turaco?
- Where do loeries nest?
- What does the word Turaco mean?
- Why is it called Go Away Bird?
- Why are turacos unique?
- Are turacos endangered?
- Where can the purple crested Turaco be found in its natural habitat?
- What fruit do loeries eat?
- What birds are the Turaco related to?
Where is the turaco bird found?
Fisher's turaco is found in Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania, and southern Somalia. Fisher's turaco is found in lowland and mountain forests. The gray go-away-bird is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Which type of animal is turaco?
turaco, (order Musophagiformes), also spelled touraco, also called lourie or plantain-eater, any of about 18 species in six genera of colourful, fruit-eating African birds.
What do white cheeked Turacos eat?
White-cheeked Turacos feed on a variety of items, including both animal and vegetable material. They will eat fruit & berries as well as insects and even small reptiles.
What are turacos related to?
Recent DNA analyses suggest that turacos have no close living relatives. Currently 23 species of turacos are recognized, grouped within eight genera and three subfamilies. Corythaeolinae contains the giant monospecific Corythaeola, long considered an isolated genus without any close relatives.
Can you own a Turaco?
They are hardy, long-lived (15+yrs) birds, and few health problems occur if kept properly. Their one drawback is that they are very active and need large aviaries. Unfortunately, this requirement keeps them out of reach of many bird fanciers. They cannot be kept like pet parrots, as turacos are not indoor pet birds.
Where do loeries nest?
The Grey Lourie perches in the top of trees where it gives out its well known 'call' when disturbed. Nests are flimsy and are made from dry twigs, they are unlined and mainly built in the canopy of thorn trees. Grey Louries are generally quiet when in their nesting area.
What does the word Turaco mean?
: any of a family (Musophagidae) of typically crested African birds that are related to the cuckoos and have a long tail, a short stout often colored bill, and red wing feathers.
Why is it called Go Away Bird?
The grey go-away bird gets its common English name from its call, that sounds like the bird is telling you to go away. It is a nasal call “g'wa-ay, g'wa-ay”. This is a highly vocal bird and will call whenever it is disturbed. These birds are gregarious and move in groups of up to 20 birds.
Why are turacos unique?
These highly colourful birds are natives of the West African forests and grassland. The bright colours are created by two pigments, both containing copper, and found only in turacos. Turacin is the pigment which gives the red colour and turacoverdin gives them their green colour.
Are turacos endangered?
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as an "endangered species".
Where can the purple crested Turaco be found in its natural habitat?
This turaco is native to Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its preferred habitat includes open woodland, thorn scrub riverine forest, humid forest from sea level - 1850m, where it is seen foraging for its preferred food item - fruits.
What fruit do loeries eat?
It feeds on a wide variety of trees, but is particularly fond of acacia trees, Mopane trees, Jackalberry trees and cultivated fruit such as guavas. Acacias are also a favourite site for nests, which consist of an untidy, flat platform constructed from interlaced twigs.
What birds are the Turaco related to?
The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae (/ˌmjuːzoʊˈfædʒɪdiː/ "banana-eaters"), which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern Africa both turacos and go-away-birds are commonly known as loeries.
