Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae (Gould, 1852)

Ross's Turaco, Tauraco rossae, is a turaco of the family Musophagidae that breeds across Africa from Cameroon to South Sudan and western Kenya, south to Angola and Botswana. It is a mainly bluish-purple bird, with males and females showing little difference from one another. Both sexes have red crowns and flight feathers, and a forehead shield that becomes medium orange. The bill is bright yellow in males, while females may show a slightly more yellow-green bill. Its short, rounded wings suit brief powered flight.

Order

Musophagiformes

Family

Musophagidae — Turacos

Breeding range

Africa: Cameroon to South Sudan and w Kenya s to Angola and Botswana