Ruwenzori Turaco
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| Ruwenzori Turaco | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Ruwenzorornis Neumann, 1903 |
| Species: | R. johnstoni |
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| Ruwenzorornis johnstoni (Sharpe, 1901) | |
The Ruwenzori Turaco (Ruwenzorornis johnstoni) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ruwenzorornis.[citation needed] It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
The Ruwenzori Turaco is a herbivorous bird. Its diet consists of 92% fruits with the rest of the diet made up of leaves.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ruwenzorornis johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Sun, Chin; Moermond, Timothy C.; Givnish, Thomas J. (1997). "Nutritional Determinants of Diet in Three Turacos in a Tropical Montane Forest" (PDF). The Auk 114 (2): 200–211. doi:10.2307/4089161. JSTOR 4089161.
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