Schalow's Turaco
Schalow's Turaco

Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
270 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
December 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Schalow's Turaco sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 270 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Hartlaub's Turaco
LC

Hartlaub's Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco hartlaubi

Insufficient data
Purple-Crested Turaco

Purple-Crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco porphyreolophus

Insufficient data
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

30–40% · Possible
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

<5% · Rare
White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
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 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Schalow's Turaco sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 270 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Schalow's Turaco in Masai Mara National Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Schalow's Turaco in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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