Rwenzori turaco

Rwenzori turaco
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Musophagiformes
Family:	Musophagidae
Genus:	Gallirex
Species:	G. johnstoni
Binomial name
Gallirex johnstoni Sharpe, 1901
Synonyms
Musophaga johnstoni Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

The Rwenzori turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.

The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves. ^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Gallirex johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22688373A93195141. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688373A93195141.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Sun, C.; Moermond, T. C.; Givnish, T. J. (1997). "Nutritional Determinants of Diet in Three Turacos in a Tropical Montane Forest" (PDF). The Auk. 114 (2): 200–211. doi:10.2307/4089161. JSTOR   4089161.