Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae)
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Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae (Gould, 1852)

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Zambia

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Zambia

Ross's Turaco has been recorded at 90 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda979 records
  2. Bigodi SwampUganda335 records
  3. Lake Mburo NPUganda291 records
More places
  1. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya263 records
  2. Angama LodgeKenya168 records
  3. Kakamega Forest NRKenya115 records
  4. Kibale NPUganda109 records
  5. Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsCongo - Kinshasa97 records
  6. Mutinondo WildernessZambia93 records
  7. Mabamba SwampUganda90 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaZambiaRwandaCongo - KinshasaCameroonAngolaTanzania

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

Where does the Ross's Turaco live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Cameroon to South Sudan and western Kenya south to Angola and Botswana. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.

What family is the Ross's Turaco in?

It belongs to the family Turacos (Musophagidae), order Musophagiformes.

Range

Africa: Cameroon to South Sudan and western Kenya south to Angola and Botswana

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Turacos Musophagidae
Genus
Tauraco

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Ross's Turaco

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