Schalow's Turaco
Schalow's Turaco

Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kafue National Park
265 Verified records at Kafue National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) 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. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Schalow's Turaco sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 265 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Grey Go-Away-Bird
LC

Grey Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides concolor

50–60% · Likely
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Schalow's Turaco in Kafue National Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Schalow's Turaco sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 265 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Schalow's Turaco in Kafue National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Schalow's Turaco in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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