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Livingstone's Turaco

Tauraco livingstonii

Least ConcernRareFruitForestPlatform nestMedium · 249 g
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 1
Photo: Maurice Hoffmann · CC0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 2
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 3
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 5
Photo: nmoorhatch · CC BY 4.0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 6
Photo: (c) Mirko Raner · CC BY 2.5
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 7
Photo: Dean Croshere from Jomtien, Thailand · CC BY 2.0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 8
Photo: Finsch, Otto (1839-1917); Hartlaub, Gustav, (1814-1900) · Public domain
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 9
Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones from UK · CC BY 2.0
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii), photo 10
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0

About the Livingstone's Turaco

Livingstone's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae, which was named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David Livingstone.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique Tanzania Malawi Eswatini Singapore

When to see it

Peak activity in December · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiHartlaub's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi) Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiSchalow's turaco is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. Black-billed Turaco (Tauraco schuettii) Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiThe bird is 40 cm (16 in) long; ranging in weight from 199–272 g (7.0–9.6 oz).

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