| Purple-crested
Turaco |
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Bird Orders |
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Purple-crested Lourie |
Alternate name |
| Musophaga
porphyreolopha, Tauraco porphyreolophus, Gallirex porphyreolophus |
Scientific name |
| Musophagiformes |
Order |
| Musophagidae
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Family |
| 41 - 42 cm |
Length |
| Forest, shrubland,
plantations, parks & gardens, below 1,850 m, in:- Botswana Rare/Accidental, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 1(2-3)4 Glossy white
eggs, incubation & care by both parents, Incubation 22-25 days fledging 25 days. |
Clutch |
| Mainly fruit. |
Food Diet |
| Singly or in pairs,
they keep to the canopy and are difficult to observe. |
Habits |
| 2131 |
World Number |
Least
Concern |
Status |
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