Class:
Aves
Family:
Musophagidae
Common Name:
Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
Genus:
Menelikornis
Species Name:
ruspolii
About The Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
This arboreal bird mainly feeds on fruits, with figs (Ficus), Juniperus procera and Podocarpus gracilior being the main food plants (2) (4). No definitive information is available on the reproductive biology of Prince Ruspoli's turaco, but there are local reports that it breeds from December to February in Sidamo Province, which requires investigation (2). Hybrids between this species and the white-cheeked turaco (T. leucotis)have been observed, most commonly in edge habitats (4).
Rights Holder: Wildscreen
Trips Where Observed
Africa: Egypt and Ethiopia
Member Lifelists
Africa
World
Sites Where Observed
