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ML201994821 IBC 1600648
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kruger NP--central section (please be more specific)
Limpopo, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
Media notes
A Purple-crested Turaco perching, feeding and preening. Purple-crested Turacos (Gallirex porphyreolophus) belong to the Musophagidae, a family of birds that is endemic to Africa. Purple-crested Turacos are found in the eastern part of southern Africa, and are found in riverine woodland and gardens with large trees. Purple-crested Turacos eat fruit and leaf buds. This Turaco was eating leaf buds from a tree in the Pretoriuskop Restcamp, in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Elevation: 287 m. Date added to IBC: August 11, 2019.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Gallirex porphyreolophus porphyreolophus.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 60.12 MB