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Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae Gould, J 1852

Ross's turaco or Lady Ross's turaco is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1852

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.19, no.224 p.93

Imprint year:
  1851

Protonym:
  Musophaga Rossae

Type locality:
  Western coast of Africa; the type is from Angola, fide Shelley, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 19, 1891, p. 449.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96443#page/123/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2C7BA3A6C773C461

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2C7BA3A6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2C7BA3A6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555341

Geographic range:

  • Tauraco rossae: riparian forest and woodland of central Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
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 (romaji):
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
Portuguese (Portugal):
turaco-de-ross
Russian:
Гологлазый турако
Slovak:
turako chochlatý
Serbian:
Rosov turako
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)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga 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]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
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]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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, version 2021:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco 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]
eBird version 2021:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco 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 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 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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Ross's Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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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:
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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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Ross's Turaco ( Tauraco rossae) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Ross' Turaco ( Musophaga rossae) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Musophaga violacea rossae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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

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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, HBW: Ross's Turaco
English (IOC): Ross's Turaco
English (Kenya): Ross's Turaco
English (United States): 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 (romaji): 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
Portuguese (Portugal): turaco-de-ross
Russian: Гологлазый турако, Турако леди Росс, Центральноафриканский гологлазый турако, центральноафриканский турако, Центральноафрик-кий гологлазый турако
Slovak: Turako chochlatý
Serbian: Rosov turako
Swedish: Rossturako
Swahili: Shorobo Uzuri
Turkish: Ross turakosu
Ukrainian: Турако червоночубий
Chinese: 短冠紫蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 短冠紫蕉鵑

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