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White-crested Turaco
Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of African otidimorph birds. The white-crested turaco is native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, White-crested turaco; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:45:29.189728+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Heuglin, 1855)
- Common name
- White-crested Turaco
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- Family
- Musophagidae
- Genus
- Tauraco
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderMusophagiformes
- familyMusophagidae
- genusTauraco Kluk, 1779
- speciesTauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tauraco. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bannerman's TuracoTauraco bannermani (G. L. Bates, 1923) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri (Reichenow, 1878) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green TuracoTauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii (Cabanis, 1879) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-crested TuracoTauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-billed TuracoTauraco macrorhynchus (Fraser, 1839) | MusophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Corythaix leucolophus Heuglin, 1855 Heuglin, 1855 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555337 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:54Z7S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.