| Violet turaco | |
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| At Jacksonville Zoo, Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Tauraco |
| Species: | T. violaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tauraco violaceus (Isert, 1788)
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The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater (Tauraco violaceus), is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Musophaga violacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T22688387A93195573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688387A93195573.en. Retrieved 26 November 2013.