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Violet Turaco

Musophaga violacea

Photo by rpsonak3
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34.6535, 135.22

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I am not confident of the species since I believe the named species is African, but this was at a bird sanctuary so it could have been an outlier

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violet turaco

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Comments (7)
Christiane
Beautiful shots.. You have some really good spottings. Thanks for sharing with us.
alicelongmartin
Please correct the name at the top of your page. Gorgeous Bird!
rpsonak3
its a bird sanctuary near Kobe Japan where they are cared for & monitored, etc.
SusanEllison
I got a same spot but not as good as yours...hopefully I will have an ID when you have yours..http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6870030
Nicholas4
nice colors on the crest..I see that its banded too..is it perched in an exhibit someplace, or is it in the wild?

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