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Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata
Family
Turacos
Order
Musophagiformes
Codes
grbtur1, GBTU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyTuracos (Musophagidae)
SpeciesCorythaeola cristata
Codesgrbtur1, GBTU
Identification

The Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is a member of the Turacos family within the order Musophagiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grbtur1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Western Plantain-eater
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Eastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus
Rwenzori Turaco
Gallirex johnstoni
Great Blue Turaco photo
(c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nik Borrow

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Corythaeola cristata

Family: Turacos

Order: Musophagiformes

eBird Code: grbtur1