White-cheeked Turaco

White-cheeked Turaco
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Tauraco
Species: T. leucotis
Binomial name
Tauraco leucotis
(Rüppell, 1835)

The White-cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. A mid-sized species is measures 43 cm (17 in) in length, including a tail of 19 cm (7.5 in), and weighs 200–315 g (7.1–11.1 oz).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0849342585.
  2. ^ [1] (2011).