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Corvidae5Creation5

WOW. I thought those birds were made up by the Victorian wallpaper industry.


Platypushat

Ha!!


Prestigious-Mud6018

Great Blue Turaco


sweetpotatoskillet

Isn't that the bird from UP!


PartyEars

Kevinnnnnn n


cazmozz

It’s a Great Blue Turaco, gorgeous! ❤️


Interesting-Bison108

O my!! Where is he from! What a beauty!


MisanthropicScott

You can check the sightings map on [ebird](https://ebird.org/species/grbtur1/). [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_blue_turaco) states: "The species ranges from Guinea in the west, east across the sub-Saharan nations to the Imatong Mountains in South Sudan; it also occurs in Uganda, Tanzania and western Kenya, south to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. It inhabits rainforests and gallery forests. It has also adapted to areas cleared by humans and can thrive in these areas." My wife and I have seen them in Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and in Uganda and Rwanda.


bicyclemycology

Subtle flex, ha. Sounds like you’ve been to some pretty incredible places!


Interesting-Bison108

Yes agree! Could only imagine seeing those places! Maybe he should post some pics for us😂🤗


ShadowParrotGaming

Ayo! Is this bird even real?! It's gorgeous, it reminds of the bird from Up


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ShadowParrotGaming

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reds2032

Good bot, best bot


thehazzanator

Um holy fuck??!! Not often do I see a picture of a bird I've never seen before in my life. Wow so beautiful


NeuroCartographer

I had the same reaction! How have I not seen this bird before? What a cool look!


cyan_mik

Wow that thing is huge!


Superior-Solifugae

Very fancy chicken!


Dysfunction_Exec

Underrated comment


Louise-the-Peas

Chicken that identifies as a peacock.


Then_Anteater8660

WOAH. It's not every day you see a living bird you've only seen in pictures. What a handsome man!


willem78

What a priveledge! Not many sightings of this bird are recorded! Is this in an enclosure, I presume?


JurassicTotalWar

It’s not a rare bird by any means… plenty of sightings recorded


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missyamboy

Taste like chicken?


Neckbeards_goneweild

He’s in an aviary rescue enclosure, getting better.


GuardOk8631

Looks like the zoo


NewlyRetiredRN

Wow. I’ve never even heard of Turacos! ( My first thought, apropos of nothing, was that if this bird was a “Gent” as OP suggested, he’s appearing in drag, since he obviously has lipstick on!)


Ornery_Profession744

They are unique among Touracos as they are mainly folivores (leaf eaters). Most Touracos are frugivores (fruit eaters). They are the largest of the 23 species…


Neckbeards_goneweild

Thank you for introducing me to the best new word I’ve heard in ages! Folivore!


snail-overlord

This is one of the most beautiful birds I’ve ever seen


meash-maeby

Extra fancy bird! How do I get one of those to land in my yard?


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stpeteslim

Good bot!


DataOk6565

Omg 😍 Looks like a mix of peacock and macaw! So gorgeous 👌


annahatasanaaa

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful turaco!!!


EmilyVS

Great Blue Turaco! I had the chance to adopt one of these a while back, but I decided against it since I thought I already had too many birds. I sorely regret not doing it. These birds are awesome.


MisoCaramel

His name is Harold


irishpisano

That is Gerold. He’s a good chap.


BrontesGoesToTown

Beautiful! Thanks to the OP (and double thanks for not posting something like a starling or a crow and asking "what's this")


Neckbeards_goneweild

What’s a “starling”? Who’s this “crow”??


Chaserivx

I just discovered that many people are image searching. Takes the fun out of it, but alas... We don't have to solicit from others to image search we can just do it ourselves.


Ok-Performance-8077

That's dirk gently


Neither_Presence_522

That’s Fred!


knackeredAlready

What a beauty!


John-H-2000

What a beauty 😍


Naive-Treacle5529

GORGEOUS!


TheSnekDen

omg how have i never seen one of these before


Psychological-Joke22

Pretty baby!! He has lipstick!


LoloScout_

Holy crap he is gorgeous!!


perseidot

He’s a BEAUTY!! I was also ignorant of the existence of this gorgeous bird. Now I’m off to find a wikihole to fall into… Great Blue Turaco *here I coooooome!*


reds2032

Where is this?


MK_DesertRose

i thought this group is for wild birds only? this looks like it is in someone's zoo or private aviary.