Corythaeola cristata, Photo: Michael Lahanas Cladus: Eukaryota Name Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816) Reference Analyse D'Une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire p.68 Vernacular names ------------- The Great Blue Turaco, Corythaeola cristata, is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is the largest turaco, generally ranging from 70-75 cm in length with a mass between 822-1231 grams. In the Bandundu province of the D.R.C. (formerly Zaire) the Great Blue Turaco is actively hunted for meat and feathers.The blue and yellow tail feathers are prized for making good luck talismans. In the area of Bandundu around the town of Kikwit, it is called "Kolonvo". References * BirdLife International (2004). Corythaeola cristata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Source: Wikispecies, Wikipedia: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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