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White-cheeked Turaco

Menelikornis leucotis
Family
Turacos
Order
Musophagiformes
Codes
whctur1, WCTU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyTuracos (Musophagidae)
SpeciesMenelikornis leucotis
Codeswhctur1, WCTU
Identification

The White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) 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 whctur1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Great Blue Turaco
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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
White-cheeked Turaco photo
(c) Julien de Albuquerque, all rights reserved, uploaded by Julien de Albuquerque

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Menelikornis leucotis

Family: Turacos

Order: Musophagiformes

eBird Code: whctur1