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Tauraco porphyreolophus
Gorgeous blue/purple, green and red bird. The head has a purple/blue crest. The eyes and flight feathers are red.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park. "It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They live in moist woodland and evergreen forests." - Wikipedia
Oh I just LOVE Turacos. They are such nice birds. I befriended one at a small zoo in Palo Alto. He lets me feed him blueberries by hand.
Thanks Satyen. I hope to see one in the wild some day!
Thank you for the link, sttweets. These birds have amazing colors and I love their crests :)
You're welcome. Check the Turaco family http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turaco for more interesting species!
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
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