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Violet Turaco
Musophaga violacea Isert, PE 1788
The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater, is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae. Source: Wikipedia
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Musophagiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Musophaga
Scientific:
Musophaga violacea
Classification
Order:Musophagiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Musophaga
Scientific:
Musophaga violacea
Original description
Citation:
Isert, PE 1788
Reference:
Schriften Gesell. naturf. Freunde Berlin
9 p.18 pl.1
Protonym:
Musophaga violacea
Type locality:
Accra, Gold Coast.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3893974C387FD191
Avibase ID:
avibase-3893974C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3893974C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555340
Geographic range:
- Musophaga violacea: S Senegambia to nw Cameroon, s Chad and Cent. African Rep.
Source: Clements checklist
Violet Turaco
Catalan:
Turac violaci
Czech:
banánovec obecný
Danish:
Violturako
German:
Schildturako
Spanish:
Turaco Violáceo
Spanish (Spain):
Turaco Violáceo
Finnish:
guineanviolettiturako
French:
Touraco violet
Croatian:
ljubičasti turako
Hungarian:
viola turákó
Icelandic:
Fjóludofri
Italian:
Turaco violetto
Japanese (romaji):
nishimurasakieboshidori
Japanese:
ニシムラサキエボシドリ
Lithuanian:
Violetinis plikaakis turakas
Dutch:
Violette Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fioletturako
Norwegian:
Fioletturako
Polish:
turak fioletowy
Portuguese:
Turaco-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal):
turaco-violeta
Russian:
Фиолетовый турако
Slovak:
turako fialový
Serbian:
Ljubičasti turako
Swedish:
lila turako
Ukrainian:
Турако фіолетовий
Chinese:
紫蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
紫蕉鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Touraco violet ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Touraco violet ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Violet Turaco ( Musophaga violacea) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Violet Turaco ( Tauraco violaceus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Musophaga violacea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Musophaga violacea [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Musophaga [violacea or rossae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooikuifloerie
Asturian: Turacu violaceu
Bulgarian: Виолетово турако
Catalan: Turac violaci
Czech: banánovec obecný, Turako fialový
Danish: Violturako
German: Schildturako
English: Andamawa Violet Plantain-eater, Senegal Violet Plantain-eater, Violet Plantain-eater, Violet Turaco
English, HBW: Violet Turaco
English (IOC): Violet Turaco
English (United States): Violet Turaco
Spanish: Turaco Violáceo
Spanish (Spain): Turaco Violáceo
Spanish (HBW): Violet Turaco
Estonian: violett-turako
Finnish: guineanviolettiturako, Punaposkiturako
French: Touraco violet
Friulian: musofaghe
Galician: Turaco violeta
Croatian: ljubičasti turako
Hungarian: viola turákó
Icelandic: Fjóludofri
Italian: Turaco violetto
Japanese (romaji): nishimurasakieboshidori
Japanese: ニシムラサキエボシドリ
Scientific: Musophaga violacea, Tauraco violacea, Tauraco violaceus, Tauraco violaceus violaceus
Lithuanian: Violetinis plikaakis turakas
Maltese: turako vjola
Dutch: Violette Toerako
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fioletturako
Norwegian: Fioletturako
Polish: turak fioletowy
Portuguese: Turaco-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal): Pavão-azul, turaco-violeta
Russian: Фиолетовый гологлазый турако, Фиолетовый турако
Slovak: turako fialový
Serbian: Ljubičasti turako
Swedish: lila turako, Violett turako
Turkish: Mor turako
Ukrainian: Турако фіолетовий
Chinese: 紫蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 紫蕉鵑
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