Purple-crested Turaco

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1063701
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Purple-crested Turaco

Summary

Purple-crested Turaco is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple-crested Turaco's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is classified within Gallirex[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Purple-crested Turaco is Tauraco porphyreolophus[6].
  • Purple-crested Turaco's Commons category is recorded as Tauraco porphyreolophus[7].
  • Purple-crested Turaco's Commons gallery is recorded as Tauraco porphyreolophus[8].
  • Purple-crested Turaco's original combination is recorded as Corythaix porphyreolopha[9].
  • Purple-crested Turaco's taxon synonym is recorded as Corythaix porphyreolopha[10].
  • Purple-crested Turaco's taxon synonym is recorded as Gallirex porphyreolophus[11].
  • Purple-crested Turaco's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. porphyreolophus'}[12].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple-crested Turaco'}[13].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glanzhaubenturako'}[14].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Turaco crestimorado'}[15].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'turac de cresta porpra'}[16].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'turako lesklohlavý'}[17].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aedturako'}[18].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Touraco à huppe splendide'}[19].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Lilasapkás turákó'}[20].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Turak rdzawy'}[21].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Turaco-de-crista-violeta'}[22].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Purpurkroneturako'}[23].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Фиолетовочубый турако'}[24].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ズグロエボシドリ'}[25].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Violettoppet Turako'}[26].
  • Purple-crested Turaco is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'violettiharjaturako'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Purple-crested Turaco is Tauraco porphyreolophus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Gallirex[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glanzhaubenturako'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Turaco crestimorado'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'turac de cresta porpra'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'turako lesklohlavý'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aedturako'}[18].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 1505988[28] and 7208[29]. Purple-crested Turaco's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 190668[30]. Purple-crested Turaco's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475239[31]. Purple-crested Turaco's ITIS TSN is recorded as 679253[32].

Why It Matters

Purple-crested Turaco ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [30] . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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