Ross's Turaco
Musophaga rossae
Observed in on the grounds of the Kitale Club which ia adjacent to the agroforestry plot of the Kitasle Museum. January 2012. It was feeding on the fruit of the Parasol Tree.
A large, spectacular bird of western Kenya forests and edges especially along the rivers. In addition to the bright red crest the primary feathers are also red and are revealed in flight. The bill and a mask about the face is yellow. The remainder of the bird, including a long, broad tail, is deep blue-purple-black. The birds can make loud raucous calls and subsist largely on fruit and buds.
Musophagidae -- Turaco Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe