Rwenzori turaco
The Rwenzori turaco (Ruwenzorornis johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Ruwenzorornis Neumann, 1903 |
| Species: | R. johnstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruwenzorornis johnstoni (Sharpe, 1901) | |
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Musophaga johnstoni | |
It is monotypic within the genus Gallirex.[2]
The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Gallirex johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22688373A93195141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688373A93195141.en.
- del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.J.; Christie, D.A.; Elliott, A. & Fishpool, L.D.C. (2014). HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge: Lynx Edicions, BirdLife International.
- Sun, C.; Moermond, T. C.; Givnish, T. J. (1997). "Nutritional Determinants of Diet in Three Turacos in a Tropical Montane Forest" (PDF). The Auk. 114 (2): 200–211. doi:10.2307/4089161. JSTOR 4089161.
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