Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Donald A. Turner and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 13, 2014
Text last updated October 13, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooikuifloerie |
| Catalan | turac de Lady Ross |
| Czech | turako rudokorunkatý |
| Dutch | Lady Ross' Toerako |
| English | Ross's Turaco |
| English (United States) | Ross's Turaco |
| French | Touraco de Lady Ross |
| French (France) | Touraco de Lady Ross |
| German | Rossturako |
| Japanese | ムラサキエボシドリ |
| Norwegian | rødtoppturako |
| Polish | turak czerwonoczuby |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Turaco de Ross |
| Russian | Гологлазый турако |
| Serbian | Rosov turako |
| Slovak | turako chochlatý |
| Spanish | Turaco de Ross |
| Spanish (Spain) | Turaco de Ross |
| Swedish | rossturako |
| Turkish | Ross Turakosu |
| Ukrainian | Турако червоночубий |
Musophaga rossae Gould, 1852
PROTONYM:
Musophaga Rossae
Gould, 1852. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1851), Pt19 no.224, p.93.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Western coast of Africa; the type is from Angola, fide Shelley, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 19, 1891, p. 449.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MUSOPHAGA
- rossae
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Ross's Turaco
