Ross' Turaco

Ross' Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
173 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Ross's turaco or Lady Ross's turaco (Tauraco rossae) is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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
20–30%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ross' Turaco in Lake Mburo National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ross' Turaco in Lake Mburo National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ross' Turaco in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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