February 18, 2012
magicalnaturetour: LIVINGSTONE’S TURACOTauraco livingstonii©Bunniguru Livingstone Turaco is a species of African bird in the Musophagidae (literally the “Banana Eater”) family. It is named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David Livingstone—famous for his search for the root source of the Nile and the Zambezi TURACO COLOR SCIENCEThe green color in turacos comes from turacoverdin, the only true green pigment in birds known to date. Other “greens” result from a yellow pigment such as some carotenoid, combined with the prismatic physical structure of the feather itself which scatters the light in a particular way and giving a blue color. Similarly, Turaco wings contain the red pigment turacin, unlike in other birds where red color is due to carotenoids. Both pigments are derived from porphyrins and only known from the Musophagidae at present, but especially the little-researched turacoverdin might have relatives in other birds. Pretty bird.

magicalnaturetour:

LIVINGSTONE’S TURACO
Tauraco livingstonii
©Bunniguru

Livingstone Turaco is a species of African bird in the Musophagidae (literally the “Banana Eater”) family. It is named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David Livingstone—famous for his search for the root source of the Nile and the Zambezi

TURACO COLOR SCIENCE
The green color in turacos comes from turacoverdin, the only true green pigment in birds known to date. Other “greens” result from a yellow pigment such as some carotenoid, combined with the prismatic physical structure of the feather itself which scatters the light in a particular way and giving a blue color. Similarly, Turaco wings contain the red pigment turacin, unlike in other birds where red color is due to carotenoids. Both pigments are derived from porphyrins and only known from the Musophagidae at present, but especially the little-researched turacoverdin might have relatives in other birds.

Pretty bird.

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