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Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Guinea turaco, also known as the green turaco or green lourie, is a species of turaco, a group of otidimorphae birds belonging to the family Musophagidae. It was formerly included in the Livingstone's, Schalow's, Knysna, black-billed and Fischer's turacos as subspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Musophagiformes
Family:
  Musophagidae
Genus:
   Tauraco
Scientific:
  Tauraco persa


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.111

Protonym:
  Cuculus Persa

Type locality:
  Africa, ex Edwards, pi. 7 = Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/129/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0B36500B526315F5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0B36500B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0B36500B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555325

Geographic range:

  • Tauraco persa persa: Ivory Coast to Ghana and Cameroon
  • Tauraco persa zenkeri: southern Cameroon to Gabon, northern Angola, Congo and northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Tauraco persa buffoni: Senegambia to Liberia
English:
Guinea Turaco
Catalan:
Turac de Guinea
Czech:
turako chocholatý
Danish:
Grøntoppet Turako
German:
Guineaturako
Spanish:
Turaco de Guinea
Spanish (Spain):
Turaco de Guinea
Finnish:
vihertöyhtöturako
French:
Touraco vert
Croatian:
zelenokresti turako
Hungarian:
perzsa turákó
Italian:
Turaco di Guinea
Japanese (romaji):
giniaeboshidori
Japanese:
ギニアエボシドリ
Lithuanian:
Gvinėjinis turakas
Dutch:
Groene Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fiolettvengturako
Norwegian:
Fiolettvingeturako
Polish:
turak zielonoczuby
Portuguese:
Turaco-da-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal):
turaco-da-guiné
Russian:
Гвинейский турако
Slovak:
turako zelenochochlatý
Serbian:
Gvinejski turako
Swedish:
guineaturako
Ukrainian:
Турако зеленочубий
Chinese:
绿冠蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
綠冠蕉鵑


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Touraco vert ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Touraco vert ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Green Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tauraco persa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tauraco persa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tauraco persa [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Guinea Turaco ( Tauraco persa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tauraco persa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tauraco persa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tauraco [persa, corythaix, livingstonii or schalowi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Turac de Guinea
Czech: turaco chocholatý, Turako chocholatý
Danish: Grøntoppet Turako
German: Grünhelmturako, Guineaturako, Hollenturako
English: Green Crested Turaco, Green Lourie, Green Turaco, Green-crested Touraco, Green-crested Turaco, Guinea Turaco
English, HBW: Green Turaco
English (IOC): Guinea Turaco
English (United States): Guinea Turaco
Spanish: Turaco de Guinea, Turaco Verde
Spanish (Spain): Turaco de Guinea
Spanish (HBW): Guinea Turaco
Estonian: metsturako
Finnish: Vihertöyhtöturako
French: Touraco à huppe verte, Touraco vert
Croatian: zelenokresti turako
Hungarian: perzsa turákó
Italian: Turaco di Guinea, Turaco verde
Japanese (romaji): giniaeboshidori
Japanese: ギニアエボシドリ
Kazakh: Пере туракосы
Scientific: Cuculus Persa, Tauraco persa, Tauraco persa persa
Lithuanian: Gvinėjinis turakas
Dutch: Groene Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fiolettvengturako
Norwegian: Fiolettvingeturako
Polish: turak zielonoczuby
Portuguese: Turaco-da-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal): Andua-da-guiné, turaco-da-guiné
Russian: Гвинейский турако
Slovak: turako zelenochochlatý, Turako zelenochochlý
Serbian: Gvinejski turako
Swedish: Guineaturako
Turkish: Gine turakosu
Ukrainian: Турако зеленочубий
Chinese: 绿冠蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 綠冠蕉鵑

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