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Red-crested turaco

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Red-crested Turaco
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T. erythrolophus
Binomial name
Tauraco erythrolophus
(Vieillot, 1819)

The Red-crested Turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus, is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a fruit-eating bird native to Angola. Their call sounds somewhat like a jungle monkey.

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  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern