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Menelikornis

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Menelikornis
White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Genus: Menelikornis
Boetticher, 1947

Menelikornis is a genus of African birds in the family Musophagidae.

Species

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It contains the following species:

Genus Menelikornis Boetticher, 1947 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-cheeked turaco

Menelikornis leucotis
(Rüppell, 1835)
Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Diet:
 LC 



Ruspoli's turaco

Menelikornis ruspolii
Salvadori, 1896
Ethiopia
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Size:

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Diet:
 NT 



References

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  • International Ornithological Congress (January 23, 2021). "IOC World Bird List". Retrieved January 23, 2021.