Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

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The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna lourie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African near-passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Swaziland. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the green turaco of West Africa. The Livingstone's and Schalow's turacos were once considered subspecies.

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  1. (c) Martina Hölzl, Littlewood Wildlife Photography, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martina Hölzl, Littlewood Wildlife Photography
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauraco_corythaix

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