Violet turaco
| Violet turaco | |
|---|---|
| At Jacksonville Zoo, Florida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Musophagiformes |
| Family: | Musophagidae |
| Genus: | Tauraco |
| Species: | T. violaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tauraco violaceus (Isert, 1788) | |
The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater (Tauraco violaceus), is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae.