Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Musophagiformes

Familia: Musophagidae
Subfamilia: Musophaginae
Genus: Ruwenzorornis
Species: Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
Subspecies: R. j. bredoi – R. j. johnstoni – R. j. kivuensis
Name

Ruwenzorornis johnstoni (Sharpe, 1901)
Synonyms

Gallirex johnstoni (protonym)
Musophaga johnstoni

References

Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 11: 57.

Vernacular names
català: Turac del Ruwenzori
English: Ruwenzori Turaco
español: Turaco del Ruwenzori
français: Touraco du Ruwenzori
magyar: Johnston-turákó
italiano: Turaco del Ruwenzori
Nederlands: Ruwenzoritoerako
svenska: Ruwenzoriturako

The Rwenzori turaco (Ruwenzorornis johnstoni or synonym Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.

The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves.[2]
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Gallirex johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688373A93195141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688373A93195141.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

Sun, C.; Moermond, T. C.; Givnish, T. J. (1997). "Nutritional Determinants of Diet in Three Turacos in a Tropical Montane Forest" (PDF). The Auk. 114 (2): 200–211. doi:10.2307/4089161. JSTOR 4089161.