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Ross' Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
156 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
April 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 156 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

10–20% · With luck
Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

<5% · Rare
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

<5% · Rare
Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

<5% · Rare
White-crested Turaco
LC

White-crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco leucolophus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 156 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ross' Turaco in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Ross' Turaco in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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