The Creature Awaits #95:
Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry. Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )
Welcome back to Green Month!
(Another gorgeous photograph by Charles Patrick Ewing (CC BY 2.0))
The Guinea Turaco
A.K.A: Green Turaco, Green Lourie
Scientific Name: Tauraco persa
Region: Along the Central Western African Coast
Size: About 16"-17" (~40cm-43cm) long from head through tail
Interesting Note: There are three subspecies of Guinea Turaco. Interestingly, they seem to have developed differing eye markings roughly based on their location. The northwestern subspecies, Tauraco persa buffoni, has a black line below the eye and a white line in the top front from eye to beak. The central subspecies, Tauraco persa persa, and southeastern subspecies, Tauraco persa zenkeri, have an additional white line underneath the black line.
