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Prince Ruspoli's Turaco (Menelikornis ruspolii)

Ruspoli's Turaco (Tauraco ruspolii)
Ruspoli's Turaco (Tauraco ruspolii)

About Prince Ruspoli's Turaco (Menelikornis ruspolii)

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

Although found in juniper (Juniperus) woodland with dense evergreen undergrowth near Arero and Wadera, Prince Ruspoli's turaco is thought to favour drier forest margins, acacia-conifer woodland and mixed broadleaf scrub, from 1250 to 1860 m above sea level (2).
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  • 2011-01-09
    Yabello, Ethiopia
    In Arero
    Image from 2011-01-09