Bannerman's turaco

Bannerman's turaco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Tauraco
Species:
T. bannermani
Binomial name
Tauraco bannermani
(Bates, GL, 1923)
     resident range

Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani)[1] is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. In French it is known as touraco de Bannerman or touraco doré.[1] Its scientific and common names honour the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as an "endangered species".

  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Tauraco bannermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688340A93193443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688340A93193443.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.