Musophagidae
Species in the family Musophagidae. 23 species
Order: Musophagiformes
Least concernGreat Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata
The great blue turaco is a bird species of the family Musophagidae. At 70–76 cm (28–30 in) in length, it is the largest species of turaco. It has predominantly grey-blue plumage with an upright blue-black crest around 10 cm (3.9 in) high. The male and female have similar plumage. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest.
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Least concernGrey Go-away-bird
Corythaixoides concolor
The grey go-away-bird, also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common turaco of the southern Afrotropics. They are present in arid to moist, open woodlands and thorn savanna, especially near surface water. They regularly form groups and parties that forage in tree tops, or dust bathe on the ground.
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Not evaluatedWhite-bellied go-away-bird
Corythaixoides leucogaster
The white-bellied go-away-bird is a bird of eastern Africa in the family Musophagidae, commonly known as turacos.
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Least concernBare-faced Go-away-bird
Corythaixoides personatus
The bare-faced go-away-bird is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics. It is named for its distinctive and uniquely bare, black face.
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Least concernWestern Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
The western plantain-eater, also known as the grey plantain-eater or western grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal passerine-like birds restricted to Africa.
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Least concernEastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus
The eastern plantain-eater also known as the eastern grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa.
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Least concernRoss's turaco
Musophaga rossae
Ross's turaco or Lady Ross's turaco is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae.
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Least concernViolet Turaco
Musophaga violacea
The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater, is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae.
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Not evaluatedRwenzori turaco
Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
The Rwenzori turaco is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
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EndangeredBannerman's Turaco
Tauraco bannermani
Bannerman's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. In French it is known as touraco de Bannerman or touraco doré. Its scientific and common names honour the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Least concernKnysna Turaco
Tauraco corythaix
The Knysna turaco, or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Eswatini. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the green turaco of West Africa. The Livingstone's and Schalow's turacos were once considered subspecies.
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Least concernRed-crested Turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus
The red-crested turaco is a turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It is a frugivorous bird endemic to western Angola. Its call sounds somewhat like a jungle monkey.
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Near threatenedFischer's Turaco
Tauraco fischeri
Fischer's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Coastal East Africa, including Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the wildlife trade.
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Least concernHartlaub's turaco
Tauraco hartlaubi
Hartlaub's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Least concernWhite-crested Turaco
Tauraco leucolophus
The white-crested turaco is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of African otidimorph birds. The white-crested turaco is native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of "least concern".
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Least concernWhite-cheeked Turaco
Tauraco leucotis
The white-cheeked turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. A mid-sized species, it measures about 43 cm (17 in) in length, including a tail of 19 cm (7.5 in), and weighs about 200–315 g (7.1–11.1 oz). This species is the most commonly raised turaco in captive conditions.
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Least concernLivingstone's Turaco
Tauraco livingstonii
Livingstone'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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Least concernYellow-billed Turaco
Tauraco macrorhynchus
The yellow-billed turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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Least concernGuinea Turaco
Tauraco persa
The Guinea turaco, also known as the green turaco or green lourie, is a species of turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It formerly included the Livingstone's, Schalow's, Knysna, black-billed and Fischer's turacos as subspecies.
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Not evaluatedPurple-crested Turaco
Tauraco porphyreolophus
The purple-crested turaco or, in South Africa, the purple-crested loerie, is a species of bird in the turaco clade with an unresolved phylogenetic placement. Initial analyses placed the purple-crested turaco in the family Musophagidae, but studies have indicated that these birds do not belong to this family and have been placed in the clade of turacos with an unresolved phylogeny.
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Near threatenedRuspoli's Turaco
Tauraco ruspolii
Ruspoli's turaco, also known as Prince Ruspoli's turaco, is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is endemic to southern Ethiopia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Least concernSchalow's Turaco
Tauraco schalowi
Schalow's turaco is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist Herman Schalow.
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Least concernBlack-billed Turaco
Tauraco schuettii
The black-billed turaco is a medium-sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan.
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