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A red-crested turaco was featured in 1998's The Parent Trap, as the bird pecking Meredith's chest shortly before she wakes up to discover Annie and Hallie have floated her camping mattress onto a lake. This scene of the film is set in Northern California, so the choice of this bird species is distinctly out of place.
White-cheeked turaco, Menelikornis leucotis (Rüppell 1835) Ruspoli's turaco, Menelikornis ruspolii Salvadori 1896; Genus Tauraco. Bannerman's turaco, Tauraco bannermani (Bates 1923) White-crested turaco, Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin 1855) Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot 1819) Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa (Linnaeus 1758)
Violet turaco Tauraco violaceus (Isert, 1788) Senegal and Gambia to Chad and Central African Republic Size: Habitat: Diet: LC White-crested turaco Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855) eastern Nigeria and western Kenya: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819) Angola: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Bannerman's turaco
Turacos (the 10 species of the Tauraco and the 2 of the Musophaga) are the only birds to possess true red and green colour. When you look at most birds, the color you are seeing is a reflection produced by the feather structure. The turaco's red pigment (turacin) and green pigment (turacoverdin) both contain copper.
The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) once roamed across many countries in Southeast Asia. Around 2,000 years ago, they were still common in many parts of China. Around 12,000 years ago, they ...
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...
Nabers, 21, was the Giants' first-round pick (No. 6 overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft out of LSU.As a junior, he tallied 89 catches for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns with the Tigers.