Great Blue Turaco
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Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
786 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is a bird species of the family Musophagidae. At 70–76 cm (28–30 in) in length, it is the largest species of turaco. It has predominantly grey-blue plumage with an upright blue-black crest around 10 cm (3.9 in) high. The male and female have similar plumage. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Turaco sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 786 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

10–20% · With luck
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available

Ruwenzori Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ruwenzorornis johnstoni

<5% · Rare
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

<5% · Rare
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

<5% · Rare
White-crested Turaco
LC

White-crested Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco leucolophus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Blue Turaco in Virunga National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Turaco sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 786 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Blue Turaco in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Great Blue Turaco in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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