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White-cheeked Turaco in Juniper tree Travelled to Ethiopia in hope of seeing Turacos and then found that we couldn't go to the planned areas where we stood a chance of seeing them.  However our guide came up trumps on a one day dash to Debre Libanos - Absolutely gorgeous bird!!  This is the nominate race, identified from "donaldsoni" which has its crest tipped with a dull crimson.  It is a near endemic with a very small range in SE Sudan. Amhara,Debre Libanos,Tauraco leucotis,White-cheeked Turaco Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

White-cheeked Turaco in Juniper tree

Travelled to Ethiopia in hope of seeing Turacos and then found that we couldn't go to the planned areas where we stood a chance of seeing them. However our guide came up trumps on a one day dash to Debre Libanos - Absolutely gorgeous bird!! This is the nominate race, identified from "donaldsoni" which has its crest tipped with a dull crimson. It is a near endemic with a very small range in SE Sudan.

    comments (4)

  1. First wild observation of the species, nicely done Posted one year ago
    1. Thanks Ferdy, great bird! Posted one year ago
  2. Wowww! So glad for you that you managed to see them! Posted one year ago
    1. Thanks Thibaud, it was great - and better still there was one small area left where we could travel to try for the Prince Ruspoli and that's to come. Magnificent!
      Posted one year ago

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The White-cheeked Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. A mid-sized species is measures 43 cm in length, including a tail of 19 cm, and weighs 200–315 g.

Similar species: Turacos
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Dec 11, 2023. Captured Nov 3, 2023 06:46.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • ISO2000