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White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)

White-cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis)
White-cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis)

About White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Musophagiformes
  • Family: Turacos

Population

The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be fairly common in many areas of Podocarpus and juniper forest in Ethiopian Highlands above 2,400 m (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Population Trend
Stable

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2011-01-04
    Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
  • 2011-01-12
    Wondo Genet, Ethiopia
  • 2011-01-23
    Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-23