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Western Grey Plantain-eater

Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, P 1783)

The western plantain-eater, also known as the grey plantain-eater or western grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Musophagiformes
Family:
  Musophagidae
Genus:
   Crinifer
Scientific:
  Crinifer piscator

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Falco piscator

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/50/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3C3092F9E9DA070A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3C3092F9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3C3092F9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555345

Geographic range:

  • Crinifer piscator: Acacia savanna of Senegambia to Central African Republic and western Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Western Grey Plantain-eater
Catalan:
Turac gris occidental
Czech:
sparák hnědý
Danish:
Vestlig Larmfugl
German:
Schwarzschwanz-Lärmvogel
Spanish:
Turaco Gris Occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Turaco Gris Occidental
Finnish:
harmaaturako
French:
Touraco gris
Croatian:
prugasti turako
Hungarian:
nyugati lármásmadár
Icelandic:
Króndofri
Italian:
Turaco grigio occidentale
Japanese (romaji):
haiiroeboshidori
Japanese:
ハイイロエボシドリ
Lithuanian:
Pilkasis bananlesys
Dutch:
Grijze Bananeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flekkturako
Norwegian:
Flekkturako
Polish:
hałaśnik kreskowany
Portuguese:
Pavão-cinzento
Russian:
Чернохвостый бананоед
Slovak:
halasník pásikavý
Serbian:
Zapadni turako bananaš
Swedish:
västlig larmfågel
Ukrainian:
Галасник сенегальський
Chinese:
灰蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
西非灰蕉鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Crinifer [piscator or zonurus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Turac gris occidental
Czech: sparák hnědý, Turako šedý
Danish: Vestlig Larmfugl
German: Schwarzschwanzlärmvogel, Schwarzschwanz-Lärmvogel
English: Gray Plantain-eater, Gray Turaco, Grey Plantain-eater, Grey Turaco, Western Gray Plantain eater, Western Gray Plantain-eater, Western Gray Turaco, Western Grey Plantain eater, Western Grey Plantain-eater, Western Grey Turaco, Western Plantain-eater
English, HBW: Western Plantain-eater
English (IOC): Western Plantain-eater
English (United States): Western Plantain-eater
Spanish: Turaco Gris Occidental
Spanish (Spain): Turaco Gris Occidental
Spanish (HBW): Western Plantain-eater
Estonian: rohtlaturako
Finnish: Harmaaturako
French: Touraco gris, Touraco gris strié
Croatian: prugasti turako
Hungarian: nyugati lármásmadár
Icelandic: Króndofri
Italian: Schizoro chiassoso occidentale, Turaco grigio occidentale
Japanese (romaji): haiiroeboshidori
Japanese: ハイイロエボシドリ
Scientific: Crinifer africana, Crinifer africanus, Crinifer piscator, Crinifer piscator obscuratus, Crinifer piscator piscator, Falco piscator, Phasianus africanus
Lithuanian: Pilkasis bananlesys
Maltese: plantain-eater griż tal-Punent
Dutch: Grijze Bananeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flekkturako
Norwegian: Flekkturako
Polish: halasnik kreskowany, Hałaśnik kreskowany
Portuguese: Pavão-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): Pavão-cinzento, turaco-cinzento
Russian: Чернохвостый бананоед, Чернохвостый бананоед-подорожник
Slovak: halasník pásikavý
Serbian: Zapadni turako bananaš
Swedish: Grå larmfågel, västlig larmfågel
Swahili: Shorobo Michirizi
Turkish: Batı yeleli turakosu
Tatar: кара койрыклы бананашар
Ukrainian: Галасник сенегальський
Chinese: 灰蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 西非灰蕉鵑

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