Guinea Turaco

The Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa), also known as the green turaco or green lourie, is a species of turaco, a group of otidimorphae birds belonging to the family Musophagidae. It was formerly included in the Livingstone's, Schalow's, Knysna, black-billed, and Fischer's turacos as subspecies.

The Guinea turaco, often inconspicuous in the treetops, is approximately 40–43 cm long, including a long tail. The weight can reach 225–290 g. With the exception of the crimson primary feathers, which are particularly noticeable in flight, the majority of the plumage is vivid green and blue, and the tail and wings are dark purplish. A green erectile semicircular crest is visible on the head. Patches of red and white are visible on the eyes. The crimson, thick bill is thick. The Buffon's turaco, which is the westernmost subspecies of the Tauraco Persa turaco, has a black line beneath the eye and a white line above and in front of it.