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| − | [[ | + | [[Image:Hartlaub s Turaco1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Karen, Nairobi, [[Kenya]], August 2011]] |
;[[:Category:Tauraco|Tauraco]] hartlaubi | ;[[:Category:Tauraco|Tauraco]] hartlaubi | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Hartlaubs_Turaco.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Probable escapee<br />Photo by {{user|Robert+Davis|Robert Davis}} <br/> Pilansberg, [[South Africa]], September 2005]] | ||
| + | 43 cm (17 in) | ||
| + | *Glossy bluish-black forehead, rounded bushy crest and nape | ||
| + | *White patch in front of eye | ||
| + | *Red eye ring | ||
| + | *White line under eye | ||
| + | *Bluish-black Upperparts | ||
| + | *Green underparts | ||
| − | + | Juveniles similar to adults but duller | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | East [[Africa]] | + | East [[Africa]]: found in the highlands of [[Kenya]], adjacent [[Uganda]] and north-eastern [[Tanzania]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Evergreen montane forests | + | Evergreen montane forests at heights around 1500–3200 m. They also occur in well timbered suburbs. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Their main diet consists of fruit and berries. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The nest is a shallow platform of loosely interlaced twigs. The clutch has 2 white eggs which both parents incubate for 22-23 days. The young fledge at 28 days. | ||
| − | + | They are [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]] and territorial. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
| + | #The Website of Everything | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tauraco+hartlaubi}} | {{GSearch|Tauraco+hartlaubi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tauraco]] |
Revision as of 23:16, 29 June 2017
- Tauraco hartlaubi
Identification
43 cm (17 in)
- Glossy bluish-black forehead, rounded bushy crest and nape
- White patch in front of eye
- Red eye ring
- White line under eye
- Bluish-black Upperparts
- Green underparts
Juveniles similar to adults but duller
Distribution
East Africa: found in the highlands of Kenya, adjacent Uganda and north-eastern Tanzania
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Evergreen montane forests at heights around 1500–3200 m. They also occur in well timbered suburbs.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit and berries.
Breeding
The nest is a shallow platform of loosely interlaced twigs. The clutch has 2 white eggs which both parents incubate for 22-23 days. The young fledge at 28 days.
They are monogamous and territorial.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
- The Website of Everything
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hartlaub's Turaco. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hartlaub%27s_Turaco
