Ross's Turaco
The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae (literally "banana-eaters"), which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds.
There are around 18 different species in this group of which I have photographed so far 10 different ones.
Click on one of the thumbnails below to see a bigger photograph.
Updated 18/03/2020
Turacos. These are large noisy and conspicuous birds but lack the brilliant colors of their relatives. They are mainly grey, with a long tail and an erectile head crest. They feed on fruit, especially figs, seeds, and other vegetable matter. The number of different species is two, which I have photographed both.
Turacos - Turacos Great Blue Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Great_Blue_Turaco.jpg Green (Guinea) Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Green_Guinea_Turaco.jpg Knysna Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Knysna_Turaco.jpg Purple-crested Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Purple-crested_Turaco.jpg Ross's Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Rosss_Turaco.jpg Violet Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Violet_Turaco.jpg White-cheeked Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/White-cheeked_Turaco.jpg White-crested Turaco https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/White-crested_Turaco1.jpg
Go-away-birds. Unlike many of the brighter forest-dwelling Turacos, these are birds of African open country and have drab grey and white plumage. There are 4 different species of which I have photographed 3
Turacos - Go-away-birds Bare-faced Go-away-bird https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Bare-faced_Go-away-bird.jpg Grey Go-away-bird https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Grey_Go-away-bird.jpg White-bellied Go-away-bird https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/White-bellied_Go-away-bird.jpg
Plantain-eaters. These are large noisy and conspicuous birds but lack the brilliant colors of their relatives. They are mainly grey, with a long tail and an erectile head crest. They feed on fruit, especially figs, seeds, and other vegetable matter. The number of different species is two, which I have photographed both.
Turacos - Plantain-eaters Eastern Plantain-eater https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Eastern_Plantain-eater.jpg Western Plantain-eater https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Turacos/Western_Plantain-eater.jpg