White-crested Turaco

Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855)

Musophagidae — Turacos

White-crested Turaco, Tauraco leucolophus, is a bird of riverine forest, woodland and wooded savannah across Nigeria and Cameroon to South Sudan and western Kenya. It was first described by Heuglin in 1855. This turaco is notable for its glossy dark upperparts set off by a white crest, face, neck and throat, with green on the mantle and violet on the wings and tail. It is also found in lowland forest and hilly country, and its range extends to about 2,200 m.

Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae — Turacos
Breeding range: Africa: Nigeria and Cameroon to South Sudan and w Kenya