Biology:Hartlaub's turaco

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Short description: Species of bird

Hartlaub's turaco
Tauraco hartlaubi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Tauraco
Species:
T. hartlaubi
Binomial name
Tauraco hartlaubi
(Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.[2]

Breading

Heartlaub's turacos are monogamous, territorial and solitary nesters. Their courtship time varies from region to region. Male birds try to impress females with their dancing and their bright colors. Female birds usually lay two eggs, which are dull white and oval-shaped.[3]

Gallery

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Tauraco hartlaubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22688365A93194716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688365A93194716.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22688365/93194716. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 180–159–160. 
  3. Fry, C. Hilary; Urban, Emil K.; Keith, Stuart (2020). The Birds of Africa; Volume III. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9781472986535. https://books.google.com/books?id=5yDsDwAAQBAJ&dq=Heart+laub's+turaco&pg=PA40. 

Wikidata ☰ Q303233 entry