Fischer's turaco
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| Species: | T. fischeri
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| Tauraco fischeri (Reichenow, 1878)
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Fischer's turaco (Tauraco fischeri) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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The common name and scientific name commemorate the German explorer Gustav Fischer.[2]
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Birds? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 127–128.
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