Hartlaub's Turaco
Resident of Kenya, Tanzania
and Uganda.
and Uganda.
Tauraco hartlaubi
(L 17")
Gatamayu Forest
19Oct2014
Out of the twilight of the Tsitsikamma-bush
the call of a turaco resounds
where it sits camouflaged olive green
in the fork of a yellowwood tree
and it spreads its crimson wings open wide
before it draws a spark against the sky.
(Gert Strydom)
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© Scott Connop
Macaulay
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Tauraco English name based on
the West African turakoo.
the West African turakoo.