Musophagiformes is the bird order containing the turacos, plantain-eaters and go-away-birds, grouped in the family Musophagidae, whose name means banana-eaters. These African birds are semi-zygodactylous, able to switch their outer toe backward or forward, and are noted for prominent crests, long tails and pigments that produce bright green and red plumage found nowhere else among birds.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ9362738, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Turaco
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Other Landbird Orders, Lead section
The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Musophagiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 23
Wikidata: Musophagiformes
Wikidata Q213827, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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