Violet Turaco
Musophaga violacea
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The Gambia - January 2003
The brilliant red colour found in the plumage of most turacos (just visible on the crown of this bird due to the intense backlighting) is caused by uroporphyrin 111. This copper-containing organic compound is found nowhere else in the entire Animal Kingdom.
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