Rwenzori turaco
| Rwenzori turaco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Ruwenzorornis Neumann, 1903 |
| Species: | Ruwenzorornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruwenzorornis (Sharpe, 1901)
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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
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ "ITIS Report: Ruwenzorornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ 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.