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White-cheeked Turaco

Menelikornis leucotis

White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) — Cuckoos & Turacos of Africa.

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The White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) is a member of the Musophagidae family found in Africa.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Musophagiformes
  3. Family Musophagidae Turacos
  4. Genus Menelikornis
  5. Species leucotis

Where it lives

Southeastern Sudan, Eritrea, western, central Ethiopia

Quick facts

Family
Musophagidae
Order
Musophagiformes

Biology & behaviour

The White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) is a species of turacos in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. It is found in Africa — se Sudan, Eritrea, w, c Ethiopia.

Songs & calls

White-cheeked Turaco — Call

Recorded by Hans Matheve Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Conservation

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