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Ruwenzori Turaco

Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
168 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Rwenzori turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Turaco sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

10–20% · With luck
Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

10–20% · With luck
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

<5% · Rare
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

<5% · Rare
White-crested Turaco
LC

White-crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco leucolophus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruwenzori Turaco in Virunga National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Turaco sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruwenzori Turaco in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Ruwenzori Turaco in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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