Buffon's turaco (Tauraco persa buffoni) is named after the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon (1725-1773). It is a subspecies of the Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa), also known as the green turaco. It is found in forests of West and Central Africa, ranging from Senegal east to the DR Congo and south to northern Angola. Buffon's turaco has a white line above and in front of the eye and a black line below the eye.
