
Purple-crested Turaco
Gallirex porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831)
259 gWeight
Busiest months: October–November · Most records: South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Where and when it's recorded
Purple-crested Turaco has been recorded at 112 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Eshowe – Dlinza ForestSouth Africa721 records
- Kruger NP – Skukuza CampSouth Africa632 records
- Mkhuze GRSouth Africa498 records
More places
- Kruger NP – Berg-en-Dal CampSouth Africa323 records
- Kruger NP – Pretoriuskop Rest CampSouth Africa300 records
- Umlalazi NRSouth Africa287 records
- Dunes de DovelaMozambique243 records
- Phinda GR – AirfieldSouth Africa241 records
- St Lucia – iGwalagwala TrailSouth Africa229 records
- Manyoni GR – Zebra Hills LodgeSouth Africa203 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Purple-crested Turaco?
The Purple-crested Turaco weighs around 259 g.
Where does the Purple-crested Turaco live?
Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern. It is most often recorded in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
When is the best time to see the Purple-crested Turaco?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October and November (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Purple-crested Turaco endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Purple-crested Turaco as Least Concern.
What does the Purple-crested Turaco eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Purple-crested Turaco in?
It belongs to the family Turacos (Musophagidae), order Musophagiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 259 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 181 mm
- Tail
- 181 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 39 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: southeastern
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- Family
- Turacos Musophagidae
- Genus
- Gallirex
Other birds in the genus Gallirex
Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoni
Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
Grey Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
White-cheeked TuracoMenelikornis leucotis
Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikornis ruspolii
Violet TuracoTauraco violaceus
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In other languages
- EnglishPurple-crested Turaco
- 简体中文紫冠蕉鹃
- 繁體中文紫冠蕉鵑
- 日本語ズグロエボシドリ
- DeutschGlanzhaubenturako
- FrançaisTouraco à huppe splendide
- EspañolTuraco crestimorado
- Portuguêsturaco-de-poupa-violeta
- ItalianoTuraco crestaviola
- NederlandsPurperkuiftoerako
- РусскийПурпурнохохлый турако
- Svenskapurpurtofsad turako
- DanskViolettoppet Turako
- Polskiturak rdzawy