Genus Tauraco Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Musophagidae Scientific name Tauraco porphyreolophus Higher classification Tauraco Order Turaco | |
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Similar Turaco, Bird, Tauraco, Red‑crested turaco, White‑cheeked turaco | ||
Purple crested turaco
The purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is the National Bird of the Kingdom of Swaziland, and the crimson flight feathers of this and related turaco species are important in the ceremonial regalia of the Swazi royal family.
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Purple crested turaco
Description
This bird has a purple coloured crest above a green head, a red ring around their eyes, and a black bill. The neck and chest are green and brown. The rest of the body is purple, with red flight feathers.
Habitat
They live in moist woodland and evergreen forests. They eat mainly fruit.
Range
It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Their southernmost occurrence is at the Mtamvuna River on the KwaZulu-Natal-Eastern Cape border.
