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Ross's Turaco
Tauraco rossae (Gould, 1852)
Ross's Turaco or Lady Ross's Turaco (Musophaga rossae) is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Musophagiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Tauraco
Scientific:
Tauraco rossae
Citation:
(Gould, 1852)
Reference:
PZS(1851) Pt19 no.224 p.93
Protonym:
Musophaga Rossae
Avibase ID:
2C7BA3A6C773C461
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2C7BA3A6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555341
Geographic range:
- Tauraco rossae: Riparian forests and woodlands of central Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Ross's Turaco
Catalan:
Turac de Ross
Czech:
banánovec chocholatý
Danish:
Gulmasket Turako
German:
Rossturako
Spanish:
Turaco de Ross
Spanish (Spain):
Turaco de Ross
Finnish:
kongonviolettiturako
French:
Touraco de Lady Ross
Croatian:
žutočeli turako
Hungarian:
rózsás turákó
Italian:
Turaco di Ross
Japanese:
murasakieboshidori
Japanese:
ムラサキエボシドリ
Lithuanian:
Centrinės Afrikos plikaakis turakas
Dutch:
Lady Ross' Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudtoppturako
Norwegian:
Rødtoppturako
Polish:
turak czerwonoczuby
Portuguese:
Turaco de Ross
Russian:
Центральноафрик-кий гологлазый турако
Slovak:
turako chochlatý
Swedish:
rossturako
Ukrainian:
Турако червоночубий
Chinese:
短冠紫蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
短冠紫蕉鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Touraco de Lady Ross ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Touraco de Lady Ross ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Ross' Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Ross' Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Ross' Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ross' Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lady Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lady Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Ross' Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Musophaga violacea rossae [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Musophaga violacea rossae [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Musophaga rossae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Musophaga rossae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Tauraco [violaceus or rossae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Rooikuifloerie
Catalan: Turac de Ross
Czech: banánovec chocholatý, Turako žlutozobý
Danish: Gulmasket Turako
German: Hauben-Schildturako, Rossturako, Ross-Turako
English: Congo Violet Plantain-eater, Lady Ross's Touraco, Lady Ross's Turaco, Lady Ross's Violet Plantain-eater, Lady Ross's Violet Turaco, Lady Ross's Volet Plaintain-eater, Ross' Turaco, Ross's Loerie, Ross's Lourie, Ross's Tauraco, Ross's touraco, Ross's Turaco, Ross's Violet Plantain-eater, Violet Plantain-eater
English (IOC): Ross's Turaco
English (Kenya): Ross's Turaco
Spanish: Turaco de Ross
Spanish (Spain): Turaco de Ross
Spanish (HBW): Ross's Turaco
Estonian: prillturako
Finnish: Keltaposkiturako, kongonviolettiturako
French: Touraco de Lady Ross, Touraco de Ross, Touraco violet du Congo
Croatian: žutočeli turako
Hungarian: rózsás turákó
Italian: Turaco di Lady Ross, Turaco di Ross
Japanese: murasakieboshidori
Japanese: ムラサキエボシドリ
Scientific: Musophaga rossae, Musophaga rossae savannicola, Musophaga violacea rossae, Musophaga violacea savannicola, Tauraco rossae, Tauraco violaceus savannicolus
Lithuanian: Centrinės Afrikos plikaakis turakas
Dutch: Lady Ross' Toerako, Lady Ross-toerako, Ross' Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudtoppturako
Norwegian: Rødtoppturako
Polish: turak czerwonoczuby
Portuguese: Turaco de Ross, Turaco-de-ross
Russian: Турако леди Росс, Центральноафриканский гологлазый турако, центральноафриканский турако, Центральноафрик-кий гологлазый турако
Slovak: Turako chochlatý
Swedish: Rossturako
Swahili: Shorobo Uzuri
Ukrainian: Турако червоночубий
Chinese: 短冠紫蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 短冠紫蕉鵑
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