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Kingdom
Animal
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Class
Bird
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Family
Turaco
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Status
Varies by Species
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Date Updated
Sat Jun 14 19:54:37 2014
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Image Credit JindoJeff
Image Comment Purple-crested Turaco picture.
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Turaco Facts & Trivia for kids
- Turaco birds derive their color from chemical pigments produced within the birds body. This chemical pigmentation does not occur in other birds.
- Turacos are from Africa.
- Turacos have two pairs of toes on each foot, two of which can point backward.
- Turacos eat mostly fruit, seeds and leaves.
- There are over 20 species of Turaco.
- Turaco chicks leave the nest at a very young age, sometimes before they can fly.
- Turacos generally have short wings and long tails.
- Usually Turacos are forest dwellers.
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