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Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeeds
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 1
Photo: kkacheltje · CC0
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 2
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 3
Photo: Jan Ebr · CC BY 4.0
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 4
Photo: Sandra Keller · CC BY 4.0
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 5
Photo: Schlegel, H. (Hermann), 1804-1884; Westerman, Gerardus Frederik, d. 1890; · Public domain
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 6
Photo: Nkunda102 · CC0
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 7
Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 8
Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 9
Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae), photo 10
Photo: (c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

When to see the Ross's Turaco

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ross's Turaco

Regular range

The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Uganda Kenya Zambia Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Namibia Tanzania Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Zimbabwe Burundi

About the Ross's Turaco

Ross's turaco or Lady Ross's turaco is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae.

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

Easily confused with

Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi) Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiSchalow's turaco is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiHartlaub's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiLivingstone's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae, which was named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David Livingstone.

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