many cases are also found in the same plumage locations. The green appearance of turacoverdin can be derived from its absorbance curve, which peaks at blue wavelengths and in the long-wave range above yellow. Turacoverdin shows little UV reflectance.

Phylogenetic evidence

Turacin and turacoverdin are both found in four of the six genera of turacos. The subfamily Criniferinae is typically regarded as being devoid of the brighter pigments,

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