Turacos (Musophagidae)
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) - HBW 4, p. 499
French: Touraco de Livingstone
German: Livingstoneturako
Spanish: Turaco de Livingstone
Other common names: Livingstone's Lourie
Taxonomy: Turacus livingstonii G. R. Gray, 1864, southern Malawi.
A member of the T. persa superspecies. Formerly treated as conspecific with T. schalowi and T. corythaix, but vocal differences and cytogenetic researches point to specific recognition. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- reichenowi (Fischer, 1880) - Nguru and Uluguru Mts SE to Dabaga and Njombe Highlands, Tanzania.
- cabanisi (Reichenow, 1883) - coastal lowlands of Tanzania S of R Mligasi through Mozambique to NE Zululand.
- livingstonii (G. R. Gray, 1864) - highlands E of the Rift in Malawi and adjacent N Mozambique, S to E Zimbabwe (Inyanga to Mt Selinda).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult singing. Locality St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Conan Guard 13 January 2009 4 years ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird on a perch preening, and then bathing at a birdbath Locality Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
A frontal view of an individual perched Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp livingstonii)
Greg Baker 13 September 1999 1 year ago 17 sec 3.3 -
A close-up of the head of a perched bird Locality Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 5 years ago 33 sec 3.2 -
A close-up of a bird perched Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 4 years ago 34 sec 2.8
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My favorite on this trip
Locality St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 7 November 2012 22 weeks ago 4.3 -
Individual perched in tree.
Locality KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Miriam Bauman 30 September 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Sat inside
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 1 October 2009 3 years ago 3
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Calls from northern area of the park. High up in roadside forest. 12:44pm. Locality Cape Vidal, St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
(ssp cabanisi)
Charles Hesse 6 January 2010 3 years ago 4
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