Gallirex

Gallirex
Purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Gallirex
Lesson, 1844
Type species
Corythaix porphyreolopha[1]
Vigors, 1813

Gallirex is a genus of African birds in the family Musophagidae.

Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Gallirex – Lesson, 1844 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Purple-crested turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus
(Vigors, 1831) 		Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Rwenzori turaco

Gallirex johnstoni
Sharpe, 1901 		Albertine Rift montane forests Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



References

  1. ^ "Musophagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.


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