Violet turaco

The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater (Tauraco violaceus), is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae.

Violet turaco
At Jacksonville Zoo, Florida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Tauraco
Species:
T. violaceus
Binomial name
Tauraco violaceus
(Isert, 1788)
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