Beautiful Colours Of Knysna Turaco Just Like A Rainbow (Pics & Video)

The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Swaziland. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the green turaco of West Africa. The Livingstone's and Schalow's turacos were once considered subspecies.

What class of animal does a Knysna turaco belong to? The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix) is a bird. It belongs to the class Aves and the family Musophagidae. How many Knysna turacos are there in the world? The population size of the Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix) is not known as there are many species of turacos. According to the IOC World Bird List (version 10.1), there are 23 species of turaco in six genera.