Violet/Violaceous Turaco

Musophaga violacea

Violet Turaco
Violaceous Turaco
The Violet Turaco, also called the Violaceous Turaco, comes from Angola. It has iridescent blue-violet plumage, an orange beak, yellow faceshield, crimson crown and red under-wings in flight.
Violet Turaco Violaceous Turaco
The Violet Turaco looks like it is wearing an orange dust-mask over a yellow beak, tied with a white band.
Violet Turaco Violet Turaco Violaceous Turaco
It has all the features of typical Turacos: semi-zygodactyl feet, true colour plumage pigment, chicks with clawed wings and flock members which help with childcare.
    
 
(Lady) Ross's Turaco
Tauraco rossae
 
Lady Ross's Turaco Lady Ross's Turaco Ross's Turaco
Lady Ross's Turaco, sometimes called just Ross's Turaco, comes from Central and East Africa.
It has dark blue-black plumage, a crimson crest and under-wings, white eye-rings and a pale yellow bill without the orange "dustmask" of its Violet cousin.

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Red-crested Turaco
Red-crested Turaco
Fischer's Turaco
Fischer's Turaco
Hartlaub's Turaco
Hartlaub's Turaco
White-cheeked Turaco
White-cheeked Turaco
Livingstone's Turaco
Livingstone's Turaco
White-bellied Go-away Bird
Go-away Birds