Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816)

70–76 cmLength965 gWeight

The great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is a bird species of the family Musophagidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana

Great Blue Turaco has been recorded at 120 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda1,530 records
Bigodi SwampUganda719 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya588 records

More places

Kibale NPUganda577 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya395 records
Ankasa NPGhana375 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda291 records
Mabira ForestUganda247 records
Mabamba SwampUganda241 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda227 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Ghana Rwanda Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sierra Leone Côte d’Ivoire

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Great Blue Turaco?

The Great Blue Turaco is about 70–76 cm long and weighs around 965 g.

Where does the Great Blue Turaco live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Guinea-Bissau and Guinea to western Kenya, northwestern Tanzania and northern Angola. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana.