Menelikornis

Menelikornis
White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus:
Boetticher, 1947

Menelikornis is a genus of African birds in the family Musophagidae.

Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Menelikornis – Boetticher, 1947 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-cheeked turaco

Menelikornis leucotis
(Rüppell, 1835) 		Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Ruspoli's turaco

Menelikornis ruspolii
Salvadori, 1896 		Ethiopia
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 NT 



References

  • International Ornithological Congress (January 23, 2021). "IOC World Bird List". Retrieved January 23, 2021.


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