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Red-crested Turaco

Tauraco erythrolophus
Family
Turacos
Order
Musophagiformes
Codes
rectur1, RCTU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyTuracos (Musophagidae)
SpeciesTauraco erythrolophus
Codesrectur1, RCTU
Identification

The Red-crested Turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) 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 rectur1 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
Red-crested Turaco photo
(c) Nathan Rupert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tauraco erythrolophus

Family: Turacos

Order: Musophagiformes

eBird Code: rectur1