Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
Donald A. Turner and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Turacu violaceu |
| Basque | Turako bioleta |
| Bulgarian | Виолетово турако |
| Catalan | turac violaci |
| Croatian | ljubičasti turako |
| Czech | turako fialový |
| Dutch | Violette toerako |
| English | Violet Turaco |
| English (United States) | Violet Turaco |
| Estonian | violett-turako |
| Finnish | guineanviolettiturako |
| French | Touraco violet |
| French (Canada) | Touraco violet |
| Galician | Turaco violeta |
| German | Schildturako |
| Icelandic | Fjóludofri |
| Japanese | ニシムラサキエボシドリ |
| Norwegian | fioletturako |
| Polish | turak fioletowy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pavão-azul |
| Russian | Фиолетовый турако |
| Serbian | Ljubičasti turako |
| Slovak | turako fialový |
| Spanish | Turaco Violáceo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Turaco violáceo |
| Swedish | lila turako |
| Turkish | Mor Turako |
| Ukrainian | Турако фіолетовий |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Maria G. Smith prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update.
Tauraco violaceus (Isert, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Musophaga violacea
Isert, 1788. Schriften der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 9, p.18 pl.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Accra, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- TAURACO
- violaceum / violaceus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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