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Ruspoli's Turaco
Menelikornis ruspolii (Salvadori, 1896)
Most records: Ethiopia
Where and when it's recorded
Ruspoli's Turaco has been recorded at 3 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Yabello areaEthiopia2 records
- Wondo GenetEthiopia2 records
- Hara Langano LodgeEthiopia1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
Where does the Ruspoli's Turaco live?
Its breeding range: Africa: montane south-central Ethiopia. It is most often recorded in Ethiopia.
What family is the Ruspoli's Turaco in?
It belongs to the family Turacos (Musophagidae), order Musophagiformes.
Range
Africa: montane south-central Ethiopia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- Family
- Turacos Musophagidae
- Genus
- Menelikornis
Other birds in the genus Menelikornis
White-cheeked TuracoMenelikornis leucotis
Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
Grey Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoni
Violet TuracoTauraco violaceus
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