Rwenzori turaco

Rwenzori turaco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Musophagiformes
Family:Musophagidae
Genus:Ruwenzorornis
Neumann, 1903
Species: R. johnstoni
Binomial name
Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
(Sharpe, 1901)

The Rwenzori turaco (Ruwenzorornis johnstoni) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ruwenzorornis.[2] It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[1]

The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird; 92 percent of its diet is fruit and 6.3 percent is leaves.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Ruwenzorornis johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "ITIS Report: Ruwenzorornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 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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