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;[[:Category:Musophaga|Musophaga]] violacea | ;[[:Category:Musophaga|Musophaga]] violacea | ||
[[Image:Violet_Turaco.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G.]] | [[Image:Violet_Turaco.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G.]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | ==Distribution | + | 45cm, including a long tail. Glossy violet, thick red bill, yellow forehead, chestnut crown, and crimson primary flight feathers. |
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| + | The call is a loud ''cooroo-cooroo''. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | West [[Africa]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It builds a platform nest placed in a tree and 2 eggs are laid. | ||
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| + | The diet includes fruit, particularly figs, and seeds. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Musophaga+violacea}} | {{GSearch|Musophaga+violacea}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Musophaga]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Musophaga]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 15:17, 10 July 2008
- Musophaga violacea
Identification
45cm, including a long tail. Glossy violet, thick red bill, yellow forehead, chestnut crown, and crimson primary flight feathers.
The call is a loud cooroo-cooroo.
Distribution
West Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
It builds a platform nest placed in a tree and 2 eggs are laid.
The diet includes fruit, particularly figs, and seeds.
