Royal Turaco - Royal Turaco

Japanese: オウカンエボシドリ - おうかんえぼしどり
Royal Turaco - Royal Turaco

…On the other hand, the red feathers on the head and wings are due to a pigment called turacin. Representative species include the Crested Buffalo Corythaeola cristata and the Orange-crowned Buffalo Tauraco hartlaubi (illustration). The former is a large species that is distributed in Central and West Africa and is about 80 cm in total length, while the latter is a medium-sized species that lives in East Africa. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Crested Turaco" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方,頭や翼にある赤い羽色は,ツラシンturacinという色素によるものである。代表種にカンムリエボシドリCorythaeola cristataやオウカンエボシドリTauraco hartlaubi(イラスト)がいる。前者は中央・西アフリカに分布し,全長約80cmもある大型種,後者は東アフリカに生息する中型種。…

※「オウカンエボシドリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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