Biology:Rwenzori turaco
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Short description: Species of bird
| Rwenzori turaco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Gallirex |
| Species: | G. johnstoni
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| Gallirex johnstoni Sharpe, 1901
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Musophaga johnstoni | |
The Rwenzori turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Gallirex johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688373A93195141.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22688373/93195141. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Sun, C.; Moermond, T. C.; Givnish, T. J. (1997). "Nutritional Determinants of Diet in Three Turacos in a Tropical Montane Forest". The Auk 114 (2): 200–211. doi:10.2307/4089161. http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v114n02/p0200-p0211.pdf.
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