Black-billed Turaco
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Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuettii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
501 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-billed turaco (Tauraco schuettii) 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. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Turaco sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 501 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Purple-Crested Turaco

Purple-Crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco porphyreolophus

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available

Ruwenzori Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

30–40% · Possible
Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

30–40% · Possible
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-billed Turaco in Nyungwe National Park?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Turaco sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 501 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-billed Turaco in Nyungwe National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black-billed Turaco in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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