Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Musophagidae - Turacos
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Menacanthus [Menoponidae]
Splendoroffula [Philopteridae]
Turacoeca [Menoponidae]
Corythaeolinae
Corythaeola Heine, 1860
- Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816) - Great Blue Turaco
Menacanthus machadoi Tendeiro, 1958 *
Splendoroffula corythaeolae Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941 *
Turacoeca scleroderma (Ewing, 1930)
Musophaginae
Tauraco Kluk, 1779
- Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Guinea Turaco
Splendoroffula tauracobia Kéler, 1958 *
Splendoroffula turacina Kéler, 1958 *
Turacoeca subrotunda (Giebel, 1874)
- Tauraco livingstonii (Gray, G. R., 1864) - Livingstone's Turaco
- Tauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891) - Schalow's Turaco
- Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827) - Knysna Turaco
- Tauraco schuettii (Cabanis, 1879) - Black-billed Turaco
Splendoroffula benoiti Tendeiro, 1964 *
- Tauraco fischeri (Reichenow, 1878) - Fischer's Turaco
- Tauraco macrorhynchus (Fraser, 1839) - Yellow-billed Turaco
Splendoroffula distincta (Harrison, 1916) *
- Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855) - White-crested Turaco
- Tauraco bannermani (Bates, 1923) - Bannerman's Turaco
- Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819) - Red-crested Turaco
- Tauraco hartlaubi (Fischer and Reichenow, 1884) - Hartlaub's Turaco
Splendoroffula ruwenzornis Kéler, 1955
Turacoeca leucotis Price 1968
- Tauraco leucotis (Rüppell, 1835) - White-cheeked Turaco
Turacoeca leucotis Price 1968 *
- Tauraco ruspolii (Salvadori, 1896) - Ruspoli's Turaco
- Tauraco porphyreolopha (Vigors, 1831) - Purple-crested Turaco
Splendoroffula contaminata Kéler, 1958 *
Splendoroffula subtilis Kéler, 1955 *
Ruwenzorornis Neumann, 1903
- Ruwenzorornis johnstoni (Sharpe, 1901) - Ruwenzori Turaco
Splendoroffula ruwenzornis Kéler, 1955 *
Turacoeca subrotunda (Giebel, 1874)
Musophaga Isert, 1789
- Musophaga violacea Isert, 1788 - Violet Turaco
Splendoroffula ampullacea Kéler, 1955
Turacoeca subrotunda (Giebel, 1874) *
- Musophaga rossae Gould, 1852 - Ross's Turaco
Splendoroffula ampullacea Kéler, 1955 *
Criniferinae
Corythaixoides Smith, A., 1833
- Corythaixoides concolor (Smith, A., 1833) - Grey Go-away-bird
Splendoroffula theresae Kéler, 1952 *
Turacoeca scleroderma (Ewing, 1930)
- Corythaixoides personatus (Rüppell, 1842) - Bare-faced Go-away-bird
Splendoroffula theresae Kéler, 1952
Turacoeca befordi Thompson, 1938 *
- Corythaixoides leucogaster (Rüppell, 1842) - White-bellied Go-away-bird
Splendoroffula theresae Kéler, 1952
Crinifer Jarocki, 1821.
- Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) - Western Grey Plantain-eater
- Crinifer zonurus (Rüppell, 1835) - Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
Last revised:
8 September, 2003
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