Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Donald A. Turner and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published December 4, 2020
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Knysnaloerie |
| Catalan | turac de Knysna |
| Czech | turako přílbový |
| Dutch | Knysnatoerako |
| English | Knysna Turaco |
| English (United States) | Knysna Turaco |
| French | Touraco louri |
| French (France) | Touraco louri |
| German | Helmturako |
| Icelandic | Hjálmdofri |
| Japanese | エボシドリ |
| Norwegian | natalturako |
| Polish | turak niebieskozielony |
| Russian | Шлемоносный турако |
| Serbian | Knisna turako |
| Slovak | turako kapucňový |
| Spanish | Turaco de Knysna |
| Spanish (Spain) | Turaco de Knysna |
| Swedish | knysnaturako |
| Turkish | Nayzna Turakosu |
| Ukrainian | Турако-книсна |
| Zulu | igwalagwaleliluhlaza |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, the Sounds and Vocal Behavior section was revised by Peter F. D. Boesman.
Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Spelectos Corythaix
Wagler, 1827. Systema Avium Spelectos, [p.116] sp.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = Cape of Good Hope, in the forests on the east coast at the entrance to the Anteniquoi country, ex Levaillant.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TAURACO
- corythaix
- Corythaix
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Knysna Turaco
