Turacos (Musophagidae)
White-cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis) - HBW 4, p. 503
French: Touraco à joues blanches
German: Weißohrturako
Spanish: Turaco Cariblanco
Taxonomy: Corythaix leucotis Rüppell, 1835, northern Ethiopia.
Forms a superspecies with T. hartlaubi. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucotis (Rüppell, 1835) - Ethiopian Highlands from SW Arussi, Shoa and Sidamo Provinces, W to the Boma Plateau in SE Sudan, and N to Eritrea.
- donaldsoni (Sharpe, 1895) - SC Ethiopian Highlands in N Harrar, Arussi and N Bale.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree feeding on fruits. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucotis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
Two birds resting in a tree. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucotis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 7 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
adult perched on exposed branch, wing stretching and subsequently stands on one leg Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucotis)
Martin Kennewell 23 October 2010 2 years ago 40 sec 4 -
A bird moving quickly in a tree. Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucotis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 3.7 -
A bird moving around in a tree Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucotis)
Keith Blomerley 6 April 2002 5 years ago 21 sec 3.4 -
adult perched on exposed branch, preening underparts Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucotis)
Martin Kennewell 23 October 2010 2 years ago 35 sec 3.3
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Perched in a tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 16 January 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
Perched in a tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 16 January 2012 1 year ago 4 -
A close-up of birds head.
Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 23 August 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Frank Sandvoss 3 May 2012 1 year ago 3.4 -
Perched in a tree.
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Ken Havard 3 November 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
Turaco eating a grapefruit in a tree
Locality Gambo Rural Hospital, Shashamane, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Juan Gonzalez Valdivieso 1 October 2009 2 years ago 2.9
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Calls/song Locality Wanstead Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 4
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