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🌍 White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) #Africanbirds#WhiteCheekedTuraco#Turacos#Loeries#birds#birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by Marjonhorn

🌍 White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)

The White-cheeked turaco is a mid-sized bird known for its distinctive appearance, with vibrant green plumage, white face and throat patches, and bright red primary wing feathers. It has a long tail and a crest of dark feathers on its head. It feeds primarily on fruit and leaves, and its call is a loud, repetitive "kok-kok-kok." They are often observed in small family groups or pairs. Two subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Native to Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. 

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae (Turacos or Lorries)
Genus: Menelikornis
Species: M. leucotis

CC: VDPR 

📷: Photo by Marjonhorn via Pixabay
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alandaviesbirds.bsky.social

Have a fantastic Friday! Take time to watch birds, birds make us smile! Just look at this beautiful Knysna Turaco from South Africa. Nature is so very good for us. Be kind today, we need more kindness in our world. #Friday#birdwatching#birding#birds#nearlytheweekend

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AMadilsonmikami.bsky.social

Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix) Photo by 👉 Sean O'Hagan

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malaka2112.bsky.social

Went to a animal sanctuary and this little birb can over and hung out with us for about 10 minutes.. I found out the species is a White-cheeked turaco..

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Guinea Turaco Bird Man Adoptable $30 ko-fi.com/s/bcef1434fa

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MSmaeveynot.bsky.social

"Now what do you call it when every part of the bird is used?"

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Aantifapatriot.bsky.social

White-Crested Turaco native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya 📷: Frankie Low #birds#wildlife

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Llaustia.bsky.social

Is that a white-cheeked turaco? 😍🤩

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I’ve gotten a surge in new followers recently, so I’d like to introduce myself. Hello! I’m Curli. I just got my PhD in toxicology, and I am also the creator of the webcomic, Aster and the Fire! I’m also really REALLY into birds. And photography. I have a lot of hats!

A page from my webcomic Aster and the Fire, featuring the characters Ibis, Buttons, and Turaco threatening one of Messi’s mechanics.
A page from the webcomic Aster and the Fire, featuring Aster almost getting hit by an engine explosion during a repair. She’s fine.
Photograph of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail drinking nectar while perched on a bergamot flower.
Photograph of a Red Tailed Hawk holding its latest meal-an American Toad-in its beak. The toad is dangling by the hind leg from the beak.
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