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Turacos are colorful African birds belonging to the family Musophagidae, known for their distinctive bright green and red feathers produced by unique pigments found nowhere else in nature. These semi-zygodactylous birds—meaning they can rotate their outer toe backward and forward—are characterized by prominent crests and long tails, and they play a notable role in African ecosystems as fruit-eaters, particularly of bananas and plantains.
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Musophagiformes
- Image
- Corythaixoides leucogaster -Kambi ya Tembo, Tanzania -female-8 (1).jpg
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- Commons category
- Musophagidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- taxon name
- Musophagidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Musophagidae
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- Musophagidae
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- start time
- 24000000-0
- taxon common name
- turakofamilien
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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