Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827)

45 cmLength308 gWeight

The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds.

Most records: South Africa, Eswatini, Singapore

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Knysna Turaco has been recorded at 9 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Eshowe – Dlinza ForestSouth Africa14 records
Mlilwane Wildlife SanctuaryEswatini4 records
St Lucia – iGwalagwala TrailSouth Africa3 records

More places

Mlawula NREswatini1 record
Malolotja Nature ReserveEswatini1 record
Nylsvley Nature ReserveSouth Africa1 record
Kruger NP – Berg-en-Dal CampSouth Africa1 record
Kruger NP – Satara CampSouth Africa1 record
Kent Ridge ParkSingapore1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Eswatini Singapore

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 Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Eswatini. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the green turaco of West Africa.

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