Purple-crested Turaco

Tauraco porphyreolophus

The Purple-crested Turaco 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.
Purple-crested turaco portrait After years of trying to get a decent shot of this elusive bird, he unexpectedly sat and posed! I think it was probably a sort of 'OK, take your photo, now stop chasing me all over the forest..leave me alone!' Birds,Geotagged,Louries,South Africa,Turacos

Appearance

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.
Purple Crested Turaco This photo was taken at World of Birds in Cape Town. World of Birds is the biggest bird park in southern Africa (if not the whole of Africa). The purple crested turaco (previously known as a purple crested lourie) is a fun bird to watch in the wild and has a very distinctive call. Africa,Cape Town,Geotagged,Purple-crested Turaco,South Africa,Tauraco porphyreolophus,Winter,bird,purple crested touraco

Habitat

They live in moist woodland and evergreen forests. They eat mainly fruit.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyMusophagidae
GenusTauraco
SpeciesT. porphyreolophus
Photographed in
South Africa