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Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa
Family
Turacos
Order
Musophagiformes
Codes
guitur1, GRTU, GUTU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyTuracos (Musophagidae)
SpeciesTauraco persa
Codesguitur1, GRTU, GUTU
Identification

The Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) 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 guitur1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Turacos
Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata
Gray Go-away-bird
Crinifer concolor
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
Crinifer personatus
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Crinifer leucogaster
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Eastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus
Guinea Turaco photo
(c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tauraco persa

Family: Turacos

Order: Musophagiformes

eBird Code: guitur1