Violet Turaco (Tauraco violaceus)
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Violet Turaco

Tauraco violaceus (Isert, 1788)

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria

Where and when it's recorded

Violet Turaco has been recorded at 63 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Abuko NRGambia405 records
  2. Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana401 records
  3. Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria338 records
More places
  1. Shai Hills RR – Kandra RouteGhana190 records
  2. Mole NP – Samole Loop & waterholeGhana170 records
  3. Mole NP – Mole Hotel & waterholeGhana164 records
  4. Farasuto Forest Community NRGambia148 records
  5. Mole NPGhana147 records
  6. Brufut WoodsGambia131 records
  7. Campement de WassadouSenegal100 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GhanaGambiaNigeriaSenegalCameroonNigerBeninCôte 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.

Questions

Where does the Violet Turaco live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Chad and Central African Republic. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Gambia and Nigeria.

When is the best time to see the Violet Turaco?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the Violet Turaco in?

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

Range

Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Chad and Central African Republic

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Turacos Musophagidae
Genus
Tauraco

Other birds in the genus Tauraco

Ross's TuracoRoss's TuracoTauraco rossaeYellow-billed TuracoYellow-billed TuracoTauraco macrorhynchusBannerman's TuracoBannerman's TuracoTauraco bannermaniWhite-crested TuracoWhite-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusRed-crested TuracoRed-crested TuracoTauraco erythrolophusGuinea TuracoGuinea TuracoTauraco persaLivingstone's TuracoLivingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiSchalow's TuracoSchalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiKnysna TuracoKnysna TuracoTauraco corythaixBlack-billed TuracoBlack-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiFischer's TuracoFischer's TuracoTauraco fischeriHartlaub's TuracoHartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi
Violet Turaco

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