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Purple-crested Turaco

Tauraco porphyreolophus

The purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) is a species of bird in the clade Turaco with an unresolved phylogenetic placement. Initial analyses placed the purple-crested turaco in the family Musophagidae, but studies have indicated that these birds do not belong to this family and have been placed in the clade of Turacos with an unresolved phylogeny. It is the National Bird of the Kingdom of Swaziland, and the crimson flight feathers of this and related turaco species are important in the ceremonial regalia of the Swazi royal family.

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Photo credit: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE

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