Black-billed Turaco
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Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuettii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
63 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
July 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Turaco sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

40–50% · Likely
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Turaco sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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