Bird group
Turacos
23 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
Bannerman's Turaco is a Cameroon endemic of montane forest. It depends on tall fruiting trees in fragmented highland forest, where pairs…
The Bare-faced Go-away-bird is an eastern African turaco with a dark bare face and a loud, repetitive call. It lives in open woodland,…
The Black-billed Turaco is a canopy turaco of humid Central African forest. It feeds mostly on fruit and moves through dense forest in…
The Eastern Plantain-eater is a large gray turaco of open woodland, forest edges, and cultivated landscapes in East and Central Africa. It…
Fischer's Turaco is a coastal East African turaco of forest thickets and riverine woodland. It feeds on fruit, buds, and leaves, but…
The Gray Go-away-bird is a noisy, social turaco of southern African savannas and open woodland. It feeds on fruit, flowers, buds, leaves,…
The Great Blue Turaco is the largest turaco, a canopy bird of mature forest and riverine woodland in West and Central Africa. It feeds…
The Guinea Turaco is a green West African turaco of forest, woodland, and dense riverine growth. It feeds primarily on fruit and is often…
Hartlaub's Turaco is an East African highland turaco found in montane forest and wooded valleys. It feeds mostly on fruit and soft plant…
The Knysna Turaco is a vivid green forest bird of southern Africa, famous for its red wing flashes in flight. It lives in evergreen forest,…
Livingstone's Turaco is a green turaco of coastal, montane, and riverine forests in southeastern Africa. It moves through canopies in pairs…
Prince Ruspoli's Turaco is a localized Ethiopian endemic of dry forest, juniper woodland, and dense scrub. It feeds mostly on fruit in the…
The Purple-crested Turaco is a green forest and woodland bird with a vivid purple crest and crimson flight feathers. It lives in riverine…
The Red-crested Turaco is an Angolan endemic with a vivid red crest and crimson flight feathers. It lives in escarpment forest, gallery…
Ross's Turaco is a deep blue-purple turaco of central and eastern African woodland and riparian forest. It feeds mainly on fruit and often…
The Rwenzori Turaco is a colorful montane forest turaco of the Albertine Rift. It moves through cool highland forest canopies, feeding…
Schalow's Turaco is a long-crested green turaco of south-central African woodland and forest. It feeds on fruit, flowers, leaves, and buds…
The Violet Turaco is a glossy purple West African turaco with a yellow forehead, red bill, and crimson wing feathers. It inhabits woodland,…
The Western Plantain-eater is a large, gray turaco of West African open woodland, farms, and wooded settlements. It is conspicuous and…
The White-bellied Go-away-bird is a dry-country turaco of acacia woodland, savanna, and thorn scrub in eastern Africa. Family groups move…
The White-cheeked Turaco is a highland forest turaco of northeastern Africa. It moves through juniper and Podocarpus forest canopies,…
The White-crested Turaco is a green turaco with a pale crest and red wing patches. It inhabits forest, woodland, and wooded savanna across…
The Yellow-billed Turaco is a green forest turaco of western and central African lowland forest. It forages in the canopy for fruit and…
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