Purple-Crested Turaco

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
2	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
10	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
14	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
15	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-Crested Turaco in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Purple-Crested Turaco sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 491 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-Crested Turaco in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Purple-Crested Turaco in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.