African black duck
Anas sparsa
Violet turaco
Musophaga violacea
Easy to identify, the Purple Turaco is the only Turaco that has a bright yellow frontal helmet and a high density of melanin pigments giving it a bluish black plumage.
Habitat
Forests and edges
Feed
Fruits, berries, seeds and insects
Classification
Class
Birds
Scientific Name
Musophaga violacea
Conservation status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern
Some Figures
Size
50 cm
Weight
360 g
Life Expectancy
20 - 25 years old
Incubation
25 days
1-3 eggs
Discover Also
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Gyps rueppelli
African spoonbill
Platalea alba
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Saddle-billed stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala