Great Blue Turaco
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Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kibale National Park
1,021 Verified records at Kibale National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) 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. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Turaco sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 1,021 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

30–40% · Possible
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

20–30% · Possible
Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

10–20% · With luck
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available

Ruwenzori Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

Insufficient data
White-crested Turaco
LC

White-crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco leucolophus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
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
50–60%
2 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
40–50%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Blue Turaco in Kibale National Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Turaco sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 1,021 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Blue Turaco in Kibale National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Great Blue Turaco in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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