Ross' Turaco

Ross' Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
6 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
7 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ross' Turaco in Volcanoes National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Ross' Turaco sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ross' Turaco in Volcanoes National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Ross' Turaco in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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