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Ross' Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at South Luangwa National Park
41 Verified records at South Luangwa National Park
December 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

Grey Go-Away-Bird
LC

Grey Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides concolor

20–30% · Possible
Purple-Crested Turaco

Purple-Crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco porphyreolophus

10–20% · With luck
Schalow's Turaco
LC

Schalow's Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schalowi

5–10% · Rare
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ross' Turaco in South Luangwa National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Ross' Turaco in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.

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