Genus

Green and Purple Turacos

Tauraco

10 species in our catalog · found in 42 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderMusophagiformes (Turacos)
FamilyMusophagidae (Turacos)
GenusTauraco (Green and Purple Turacos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Tauraco hartlaubi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tauraco corythaix

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tauraco schalowi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tauraco leucolophus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tauraco schuettii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tauraco livingstonii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tauraco porphyreolophus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tauraco leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tauraco fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tauraco persa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Green and Purple Turacos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~60%
	Livingstone's Turaco			~40%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~40%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			~50%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			Insufficient data
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Knysna Turaco			~50%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Schalow's Turaco			~50%
5	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			~50%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~50%
	White-crested Turaco			~50%
	Black-billed Turaco			Insufficient data
7	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Black-billed Turaco			~40%
	White-crested Turaco			Insufficient data
8	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~40%
	Black-billed Turaco			~40%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			Insufficient data
9	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			~40%
	Fischer's Turaco			Insufficient data
10	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~30%
	White-Cheeked Turaco			~30%
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~30%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~30%
	Schalow's Turaco			Insufficient data
	Livingstone's Turaco			Insufficient data
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~30%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~20%
	Livingstone's Turaco			~10%
13	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~30%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~20%
	Knysna Turaco			<5%
15	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~20%
	Black-billed Turaco			~20%
	White-crested Turaco			Insufficient data
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~20%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~20%
	Schalow's Turaco			Insufficient data
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~10%
	Schalow's Turaco			~10%
19	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Black-billed Turaco			~20%
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Black-billed Turaco			~20%
	White-crested Turaco			Insufficient data
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			~10%
22	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			~10%
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Fischer's Turaco			~10%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			~10%
24	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~10%
	Schalow's Turaco			Insufficient data
25	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~10%
26	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Knysna Turaco			~10%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Schalow's Turaco			~10%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			<5%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			<5%
28	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			~10%
	Livingstone's Turaco			Insufficient data
29	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Schalow's Turaco			~10%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			Insufficient data
	Hartlaub's Turaco			Insufficient data
30	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			Insufficient data
	Livingstone's Turaco			Insufficient data
31	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	White-crested Turaco			~10%
	Black-billed Turaco			Insufficient data
32	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			Insufficient data
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Schalow's Turaco			<5%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			Insufficient data
	Purple-Crested Turaco			Insufficient data
34	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Schalow's Turaco			<5%
35	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			<5%
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			<5%
37	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			<5%
	Hartlaub's Turaco			Insufficient data
38	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Black-billed Turaco			<5%
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Black-billed Turaco			<5%
	White-crested Turaco			Insufficient data
40	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	White-crested Turaco			Insufficient data
	Black-billed Turaco			Insufficient data
41	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Green Turaco			Insufficient data
42	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Purple-Crested Turaco			Insufficient data