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Revision as of 22:08, 4 October 2007 by Kits (talk | contribs)
Tauraco corythaix
Photo by Alison Jane
Photo taken: Tsitsikamma Forest, Storms River, South Africa

Identification

Green, short hooked bill, bright red wings, brown eye with deep red eye ring. Green tail, wing coverts darker metallic green. The primary wing flight feathers are bright red.

Distribution

South Africa

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forests

Behaviour

It feeds on fruit, insects and earthworms.

Its nest is a platform placed in leafy trees or dense creepers.

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