#musophagiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, Gambia

photograph by Cristophe Moning

[birdblues]

Ross's Turaco

[alonglistofbirds]

[610/10,977] Bare-faced Go-Away-Bird - Crinifer personatus

Order: Musophagiformes (turacos) Family: Musophagidae

Photo credit: Fanis Theofanopoulos via Macaulay Library

[snototter]

A green turaco (Tauraco persa) perches in a tree in Makasutu, Gambia

by Gary Faulkner

[violeteyedkiller]

OKAY

If anyone wants to talk birds with me I am all ears because I held back my hyperfixating ass but honestly this is the best way to start ooc conversations with me because if you let me talk about birds with you you're fucking cool

[worldsandemanations]

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, photograph by Will Wilson

[birdbracket]

The Great Bird Order Bracket

Tumblr user @satellite-juice​ here. Yesterday I made a poll asking user to chose their favorite order of class Aves, and apparently upset some people by omitting their favorite order. I realized that 10 options is not enough. So I made a bracket of 20 orders of birds.

If your favorite is still not on the list, sorry, but whine about it to me and get blocked.

Round 1 voting will begin at 12AM EST February 13.

Matchups are:

Galliformes v. Columbiformes (Winner v. Passeriformes)

Psittaciformes v. Strigiformes

Suliformes v. Anseriformes

Accipitriformes v. Falconiformes (Winner v. Sphenisciformes)

Pelecaniformes v. Coraciiformes (Winner v. Bucerotiformes)

Gruiformes v. Apodiformes

Gaviiformes v. Piciformes

Charadriiformes v. Musophagiformes (Winner v. Cariamiformes)

[fascinator-birds]

Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi)

© Michel Gutierrez

[flight-freeze-frame]

Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

© Daniel Field

[shiny-and-sparkling-birds]

Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

© Gerald Friesen

[herpsandbirds]

Grey Go-Away Bird or Grey Lourie (Crinifer concolor), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, Namibia

The common name comes from a call that the bird makes that sounds a bit like "go away".

photograph by Hans Stieglitz 

[birdblues]

Purple-crested Turaco

[alonglistofbirds]

[982/10,977] Black-billed Turaco - Tauraco schuettii

Order: Musophagiformes (turacos) Family: Musophagidae

Photo credit: Yves Gisseleire via Macaulay Library

[birds-that-screm]

Yellow-billed Turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus)

© Francesco Veronesi

[birds-mid-noms]

Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus)

© Eric van Poppel

[snototter]

a Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in Uganda

by Gregoire Dubois