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Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus
Family
Turacos
Order
Musophagiformes
Codes
puctur2, PCTU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyTuracos (Musophagidae)
SpeciesGallirex porphyreolophus
Codespuctur2, PCTU
Identification

The Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) 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 puctur2 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
Purple-crested Turaco photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Gallirex porphyreolophus

Family: Turacos

Order: Musophagiformes

eBird Code: puctur2