Bannerman’s Turaco

In Context

• Bannerman’s Turaco bird has come under serious threat at Kilum-Ijim Mountain Forest of Cameroon’s northwest region.
  • The Kilum-Ijim Mountain Forest, spanning some 20,000 square kilometers, is one of the last remaining homes of the endemic Bannerman’s Turaco bird.

About

• Bannerman’s turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. 
• It is endemic to Cameroon. Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.
• This bird has a deep cultural value for the people in the Cameroon grassfields.
• Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
• It is threatened by habitat destruction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as an “endangered species”.
• Threats: Habitat destruction due to clearing of forests for agricultural land 

Source: DTE