Guinea turaco

Guinea turaco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Tauraco
Species:
T. persa
Binomial name
Tauraco persa
Distribution of the Guinea turaco
Synonyms

Cuculus persa Linnaeus, 1758

The Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa), also known as the green turaco or green lourie, is a species of turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It formerly included the Livingstone's, Schalow's, Knysna, black-billed and Fischer's turacos as subspecies.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tauraco persa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688312A93192041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688312A93192041.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.