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David with a Schalow's Turaco. Click to hear and enlarge.

David feeding a Schalow's Turaco. Click on the photograph to enlarge it and to hear my Schalow's Turacos.

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Ross's chicks under a foster mum White-cheeked at a week old.

Ross's chicks under a foster mum White-cheeked at a week old.

Movie of some turacos

Movie of some of the turacos at Walnut Tree Cottage - Christmas 2008

Movie of White-cheeked feeding Ross chicks.

Movie of a White-cheeked feeding Ross chicks

Schalow's just hatched. Click to enlarge.

Day old Schalow's chick. Click to enlarge.

White-cheeked chicks enjoying the Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve. Click to enlarge.

Close up of above. Click to enlarge.

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Movie of hand feeding a day old Schalow's.

Movie of hand feeding a Schalow's chick

Movie of an adult Purple-crested Turaco feeding.

Movie of an adult Purple-crested feeding

What is a Turaco?

A Turaco (often called Touraco in UK) is a fruit-eating African bird of the family Musophagidae, order Cuculiformes. They have a small high bill, notched and serrated mandibles, a long tail, erectile crest, and short, rounded wings. The largest are 70 cm / 28 in long.

Many of them are brilliantly coloured with glossy blue, red, violet and green plumage. There are about 23 species including the Violaceous Turaco Musophaga violacea and the White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis.

White-cheeked Turaco

Click the picture to enlarge and hear my White-cheeked Turaco

(You will need your speakers on!)

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Schalow's nesting 'wild' Nest hiden in the bush Now I can see you! Schalow's nest Chicks at last! Schalow's Dad.

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