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{{Speciesbox
| name = Schalow's Turaco
| name = Schalow's turaco
| image = Tauraco schalowi -Lotherton Hall-8a.jpg
| image = Tauraco schalowi -Lotherton Hall-8a.jpg
| image_caption = In captivity
| image_caption = At [[Lotherton Hall|Lotherton Bird Gardens]], [[Leeds]]
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=106002123 |title=''Tauraco schalowi'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2012.1 |year=2012 |accessdate=16 July 2012}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Tauraco schalowi'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22688323A93192562 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688323A93192562.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Tauraco
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = schalowi
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| authority = ([[Anton Reichenow|Reichenow]], 1891)
| classis = [[Aves]]
| ordo = [[Cuculiformes]]
| familia = [[Musophagidae]]
| genus = ''[[Tauraco]]''
| species = '''''T. schalowi'''''
| binomial = ''Tauraco schalowi''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Anton Reichenow|Reichenow]], 1891)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
| range_map = Schalow's Turaco.png
| range_map = Schalow's Turaco.png
| range_map_caption = Distribution of the Schalow's Turaco
| range_map_caption = Distribution of the Schalow's turaco
}}
}}
[[File:Schalow-s Turaco 115ND500 DSC5136.jpg|thumb|Schalow's Turaco]]
The '''Schalow's Turaco''' (''Tauraco schalowi'') is a [[Frugivore|frugivorous]] [[bird]] in the [[Musophagidae]] family. It is named after [[Herman Schalow]]. Mature birds have, on average, the longest crests of any turaco species.


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'''Schalow's turaco''' ('''''Tauraco schalowi''''') is a [[Frugivore|frugivorous]] [[bird]] in the family [[Musophagidae]]. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist [[Herman Schalow]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Beolens|first=Bo|title=Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds|year=2003|publisher=Christopher Helm|location=London|page=301|author2=Watkins, Michael }}</ref>
It occurs in the forested uplands and wooded inland plateaus of south central Africa. It is replaced in the eastern lowlands by [[Livingstone's Turaco]], which is comparable in appearance and behaviour.


==Characteristics==
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It is distributed mainly in [[Zambia]], central [[Angola]], the southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]], and the uplands of southern [[Kenya]], northern and western [[Tanzania]] and western [[Malawi]]. It occurs very locally in [[Botswana]], [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]], where it frequents riparian habitats of the [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]] and [[Cuando River]]s.
[[File:Schalow's_turaco.webm|thumb|Schalow's turaco showing wing feathers during short flights]]
These birds are light for a turaco species; weighing just over half a pound (270g), with a length of 15 to 17 inches. Their colour is a coppery-jade green that fades to a dark iridescent blue the closer you get towards the tail. They have long white tripped crests with small red beaks and red skin around their dark eyes lined with white feathers. Mature birds have, on average, the longest crests of any turaco species. Their wings are short and round with red flight feathers meant for short flights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)|url=http://www.arkive.org/schalows-turaco/tauraco-schalowi/image-G63796.html|website=arkive.org|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419042320/http://www.arkive.org/schalows-turaco/tauraco-schalowi/image-G63796.html|archive-date=2016-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Habitat==
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This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist [[Hermann Schalow]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Beolens|first=Bo|title=Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds|year=2003|publisher=Christopher Helm|location=London|page=301|coauthors=Watkins, Michael}}</ref>
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It is distributed mainly in [[Zambia]], central [[Angola]], the southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]], and the uplands of southern [[Kenya]], northern and western [[Tanzania]] and western [[Malawi]]. It occurs very locally in [[Botswana]], [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]], where it frequents riparian habitats of the [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]] and [[Cuando River]]s. It occurs in the forested uplands and wooded inland plateaus of south central Africa. It is replaced in the eastern lowlands by [[Livingstone's turaco]], which is comparable in appearance and behavior.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==Diet==
Schalows consume mainly fruit and other plant matter, while eating a more insect-based diet as chicks. They will generally feed in large flocks and are social outside of nesting.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==Reproduction==
These birds are territorial of their nesting site. Solitary monogamous pairs will nest and care for their offspring; sharing incubation duties that last for 20 to 22 days. Their clutch generally only consists of two eggs, laid in a platform nest built high in the forest canopy. Within 2 to 3 weeks, the chicks are strong enough to climb outside of the nest, and will start flying after another 1 to 2 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)|url=http://www.arkive.org/schalows-turaco/tauraco-schalowi/image-G63796.html|website=arkive.org|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419042320/http://www.arkive.org/schalows-turaco/tauraco-schalowi/image-G63796.html|archive-date=2016-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 13 September 2024

Schalow's turaco
At Lotherton Bird Gardens, Leeds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Tauraco
Species:
T. schalowi
Binomial name
Tauraco schalowi
(Reichenow, 1891)
Distribution of the Schalow's turaco
Schalow's Turaco

Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist Herman Schalow.[2]

Characteristics

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Schalow's turaco showing wing feathers during short flights

These birds are light for a turaco species; weighing just over half a pound (270g), with a length of 15 to 17 inches. Their colour is a coppery-jade green that fades to a dark iridescent blue the closer you get towards the tail. They have long white tripped crests with small red beaks and red skin around their dark eyes lined with white feathers. Mature birds have, on average, the longest crests of any turaco species. Their wings are short and round with red flight feathers meant for short flights.[3]

Habitat

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It is distributed mainly in Zambia, central Angola, the southern DRC, and the uplands of southern Kenya, northern and western Tanzania and western Malawi. It occurs very locally in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, where it frequents riparian habitats of the Zambezi and Cuando Rivers. It occurs in the forested uplands and wooded inland plateaus of south central Africa. It is replaced in the eastern lowlands by Livingstone's turaco, which is comparable in appearance and behavior.[citation needed]

Diet

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Schalows consume mainly fruit and other plant matter, while eating a more insect-based diet as chicks. They will generally feed in large flocks and are social outside of nesting.[citation needed]

Reproduction

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These birds are territorial of their nesting site. Solitary monogamous pairs will nest and care for their offspring; sharing incubation duties that last for 20 to 22 days. Their clutch generally only consists of two eggs, laid in a platform nest built high in the forest canopy. Within 2 to 3 weeks, the chicks are strong enough to climb outside of the nest, and will start flying after another 1 to 2 weeks.[4]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tauraco schalowi.
Wikispecies has information related to Tauraco schalowi.
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tauraco schalowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688323A93192562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688323A93192562.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 301.
  3. ^ "Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)". arkive.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)". arkive.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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