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White-crested Turaco
Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, MT 1855)
The white-crested turaco is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of otidimorphae birds. The white-crested turaco is native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia
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Musophagiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Tauraco
Scientific:
Tauraco leucolophus
Classification
Order:Musophagiformes
Family:
Musophagidae
Genus:
Tauraco
Scientific:
Tauraco leucolophus
Original description
Citation:
(Heuglin, MT 1855)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
3 p.65
Protonym:
Corythaix leucolophus
Type locality:
Bahr el Abiad, Upper White Nile.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13947223
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FF2AF138EF023C2D
Avibase ID:
avibase-FF2AF138
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FF2AF138
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555337
Geographic range:
- Tauraco leucolophus: far southeastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon eastward to western and southern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and western Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
White-crested Turaco
Catalan:
Turac de cresta blanca
Czech:
turako bělokorunkatý
Danish:
Hvidtoppet Turako
German:
Weißhaubenturako
Spanish:
Turaco Crestiblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Turaco Crestiblanco
Finnish:
valkoharjaturako
French:
Touraco à huppe blanche
Croatian:
bjelokresti turako
Hungarian:
fehérbóbitás turákó
Italian:
Turaco crestabianca
Japanese (romaji):
shirogashiraeboshidori
Japanese:
シロガシラエボシドリ
Lithuanian:
Baltakuodis turakas
Dutch:
Witkuiftoerako
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithovudturako
Norwegian:
Hvithodeturako
Polish:
turak białoczuby
Portuguese:
Turaco-de-crista-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
turaco-de-crista-branca
Russian:
Белохохлый турако
Slovak:
turako bielochochlatý
Serbian:
Beloćubi turako
Swedish:
vitkronad turako
Ukrainian:
Турако білочубий
Chinese:
白冠蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
白冠蕉鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Touraco à huppe blanche ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Touraco à huppe blanche ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 1st edition: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2021: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2022: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2023: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2024: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 4th edition: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2015: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2016: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2017: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2018: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Clements, version 2019: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 1.50: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 1.52: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 1.53: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 1.54: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 1.55: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2015: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2016: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2017: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2018: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2019: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2021: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2022: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2023: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| eBird version 2024: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Tauraco leucolophus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Tauraco leucolophus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tauraco leucolophus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-crested Turaco ( Tauraco leucolophus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tauraco leucolophus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tauraco leucolophus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Turac de cresta blanca
Czech: turaco bělokorunkatý, Turako belokorunkatý, turako bělokorunkatý
Danish: Hvidtoppet Turako
German: Weißhaubenturako
English: White crested Turaco, White-crested Loerie, White-crested Lourie, White-crested Touraco, White-crested Turaco
English, HBW: White-crested Turaco
English (IOC): White-crested Turaco
English (Kenya): White-crested Turaco
English (United States): White-crested Turaco
Spanish: Turaco Crestiblanco, Turaco de Cresta Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Turaco Crestiblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-crested Turaco
Estonian: valgetutt-turako
Finnish: Valkoharjaturako
French: Touraco à huppe blanche
Croatian: bjelokresti turako
Hungarian: fehérbóbitás turákó
Italian: Turaco crestabianca
Japanese (romaji): shirogashiraeboshidori
Japanese: シロガシラエボシドリ
Scientific: Corythaix leucolophus, Proturacus leucolophus, Tauraco leucolophus
Lithuanian: Baltakuodis turakas
Dutch: Witkuiftoerako
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithovudturako
Norwegian: Hvithodeturako
Polish: turak bialoczuby, turak białoczuby
Portuguese: Turaco-de-crista-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): turaco-de-crista-branca
Russian: Белохохлый турако
Slovak: turako bielochochlatý, turako bielochochlý
Serbian: Beloćubi turako
Swedish: Vitkronad turako
Swahili: Shorobo Kishungi-cheupe
Turkish: Ak tepeli turako
Ukrainian: Турако білочубий
Chinese: 白冠蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 白冠蕉鵑
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