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Musophagiformes

Musophagidae

Turacos, Go-away-birds, Plantain-eaters

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taxon links [up-->]Corythaeola cristata [up-->]Corythaixoides leucogaster [up-->]Tauraco corythaix [up-->]Tauraco porphyreolophus [up-->]Corythaixoides personatus [up-->]Tauraco leucotis [up-->]Tauraco hartlaubi [up-->]Corythaixoides concolor [up-->]Musophaga violacea [up-->]Tauraco leucolophus [up-->]Tauraco fischeri [up-->]Musophaga rossae [up-->]Tauraco persa [up-->]Crinifer piscator [up-->]Tauraco erythrolophus [down<--]Neoaves Interpreting the tree
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Relationships after Veron and Winney (2000).

Containing group: Neoaves

Other Names for Musophagidae

References

Hughes, J. M. and Baker, A. J. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) resolved using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Molecular Biology and Evolution 16: 1300-1307.

Korzun, L. P., Erard, C., and Gasc, J. P. 2001. Distinctive morphofunctional features of the bill and hyoid apparatus of turacos (Aves, Musophagidae): their relation to frugivory. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences Serie III 324(11):965-977.

Korzun, L. P., Erard, C., Gasc, J. P., and Dzerzhinsky, F. J. 2003. Biomechanical features of the bill and and jaw apparatus of cuckoos, turacos and the hoatzin in relation to food acquisition and processing. Ostrich 74(1-2):48-57.

Turner, D. A. 1997. Family Musophagidae (Turacos). In Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Veron, G. 1999. Phylogeny of turacos (Aves, Musophagidae). Analysis of morphological characters. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 37(1):39-47.

Veron, G. and Winney, B. J. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships within the turacos (Musophagidae). Ibis 142: 446-456.

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Scientific Name Corythaixoides leucogaster
Location Davey home, Athi River, Kenya
Comments White-bellied Go-Away Bird
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Copyright © Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
Scientific Name Tauraco porphyreolophus
Location South Africa
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Purple-creasted Turaco
Source Collection Flickr
Copyright © 2004 Callie de Wet
Scientific Name Tauraco erythrolophus
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source "How about this profile?"
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Jhinuk Chowdhury
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